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pollinate
verb as in fertilize
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Example Sentences
Honeybees are a vital part of food production and contribute to pollinating 70% of leading global crops.
They will now investigate the sounds different plants make and whether other species make decisions based on them, such as whether to pollinate or hide inside them or eat the plant.
“Despite their disgusting appearance,” lovebugs provide environmental benefits, too, the video notes: The adults pollinate flowers, while the larvae aid the natural composting of soil.
Bees don't pollinate grass and trees - they pollinate flowers, which don't cause hay fever.
Those don't sound like organisms that anybody actively wants to lure, but these bugs are helping to pollinate the plant.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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