pollination

Noun

Meaning

transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pollenation breeding conception propagation conjugation fertilization implantation procreation insemination impregnation pollinate fecundation germination self-fertilization cross-fertilization

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Antonyms

scything

Hypernyms

fertilization impregnation fecundation fertilisation

Hyponyms

self pollination cross-pollination

Phrases with the word

insect-harbored pollination insect-involved pollination insect-related pollination insect-transported pollination insect-aided pollination insect-borne pollination

Examples

If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination ... no more men! Albert Einstein

Where wise actions are the fruit of life, wise discourse is the pollination. Bryant H. McGill

After pollination, a tube grows from the pollen through the stigma into the ovary to the ovule and two sperm are transferred from the pollen to the megagametophyte. Source: Internet

After pollination, there are several species of non-pollinating wasps which deposit their eggs before the figs harden. Source: Internet

Although apomixis may occur in some cultivars, rambutan, like lychee, is dependent upon insects for pollination. Source: Internet

All of us stand, rapt, before a bank of red tulips, while I take a stab at remembering how pollination works. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

pollinated by insects pollinating pollinating agent pollination by bees pollination by hymenoptera pollination by insects