pollinate

Example Sentences

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Bees are responsible for pollinating roughly one-third of the crops grown around the world, making their health critical for food systems, food security and communities everywhere.

From Science Daily

In order for a plant to seed, its egg cells must be pollinated.

From Science Daily

Kobe University researchers found that this came at the cost of being hybridized with another orchid species adapted to being pollinated by the wasp.

From Science Daily

The tequila bat feeds on the flowers of the agave—a kind of succulent—and pollinates them.

From Science Magazine

The pumpkin was unusual in how it grew, and he wondered whether it would even make it to the scale because of a small crack that formed in July where the pumpkin gets pollinated.

From Los Angeles Times