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pollinate en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɒlɪneɪt/
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Etymology
Etymology tree
English pollin-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātuslbor.
English -ate
English pollinate
From pollin- (compound form of "pollen") + -ate (verb-forming suffix). From oblique stem of Latin pollen, pollinis.
Meanings
-
Pollinose.
pollinate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɒlɪneɪt/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree
English pollin-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātuslbor.
English -ate
English pollinate
From pollin- (compound form of "pollen") + -ate (verb-forming suffix). From oblique stem of Latin pollen, pollinis.
Meanings
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To apply pollen to (a stigma).
Bees help pollinate flowers as they collect nectar.
self-pollinate
pollinate flowers
pollinate plants
Farmers often import bees to pollinate their crops.
Forms
Deriveds
nonpollinated · self-pollinating · cross-pollinate · pollinator · unpollinated · nonpollinating
Translations (33)
ca pol·linitzar (to apply pollen to) · ka დამტვერვა (to apply pollen to) · sq pllenoj (to apply pollen to) · it impollinare (to apply pollen to) · ga pailnigh (to apply pollen to) · el επικονιάζω (to apply pollen to) · hu beporoz (to apply pollen to) · izh pöllyttää (to apply pollen to) · hi परागण (to apply pollen to) · ar لَقَّحَ (to apply pollen to) · bg опрашвам (to apply pollen to) · uk запи́лювати (to apply pollen to) · pl zapylić (to apply pollen to) · es polinizar (to apply pollen to) · pl zapylać (to apply pollen to) · ro poleniza (to apply pollen to) · vi thụ phấn (to apply pollen to) · sv pollinera (to apply pollen to) · pt polinizar (to apply pollen to) · da bestøve (to apply pollen to) · ka პოლინაცია (to apply pollen to) · ast polinizar (to apply pollen to) · de bestäuben (to apply pollen to) · ru опыли́ть (to apply pollen to) · ru опыля́ть (to apply pollen to) · fi pölyttää (to apply pollen to) · cs opylit (to apply pollen to) · gl polinizar (to apply pollen to) · uk запили́ти (to apply pollen to) · fr polliniser (to apply pollen to) · mi haenga (to apply pollen to) · sq mbars (to apply pollen to) · th ผสมเกสร (to apply pollen to)