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pollination en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌpɑləˈneɪʃən/ (Canada, General-American)
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• /ˌpɒlɪˈneɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌpɒləˈnæɪʃən/ (Australia)
• /ˌpɔləˈnæɪʃən/ (Australia)

Etymology

From pollinate + -ion.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma; effected by insects, birds, bats and the wind etc.

Forms

Deriveds

self pollination · postpollination · self-pollination · buzz pollination · cross-pollination

Translations (39)

ja 授精 (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · it pollinazione (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · mi ruinga hae (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · ga pailniú (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · ka პოლინაცია (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · ml പരാഗണം (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · mk опрашување (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · ru опыле́ние (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · hi परागण (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · sv pollinering (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · de Bestäubung (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · hu beporzás (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · ja 受粉 (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · ro polenizare (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · cs opylování (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · cmn 授精 (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · fr pollinisation (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · cs opylení (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · ro polenizație (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · ca pol·linització (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · hu pollináció (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · te పరాగసంపర్కము (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · cmn 授粉 (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · kmr perîn (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · bn পরাগমিলন (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · br pollenadur (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · it impollinazione (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · hu megtermékenyítés (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · uk запи́лення (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · fi pölytys (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · pa ਪਰਾਗਣ (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · ka დამტვერვა (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · ms pendebungaan (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · nl bestuiving (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · sv pollination (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · pt polinização (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · cy peillio (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · es polinización (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma) · hu pollenizáció (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma)