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pollinate en · ADJ

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

  1. 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

  1. 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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
pollinates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
pollinated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pollinated Tense=Past lexicographic
pollinating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

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)