pollinates
Enables plant reproduction
Pollinates is the act of transferring pollen to a plant, enabling fertilization and reproduction.
Bees pollinate flowers as they gather nectar; wind pollinates grasses and many trees.
Gardeners sometimes hand-pollinate crops: She pollinates the tomatoes with a small brush.
Figuratively, to pollinate is to spread ideas or influence: Artists pollinate each other's work.
Pollen-producing structure
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- stamenPollen-producing flower organ
- pistilSeed-producing flower organ
- nectarFloral sugar water
transfer · fertilization · ovule · gametes · reproduction · receptive · compatible
Stinging nectar gatherer
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- mothNight-flying lepidopteran
- hoverflyStationary-flight bee mimic
- waspNarrow-bodied stinging insect
beetle · bumblebee · honeybee · forager · antennae · proboscis · nectar-gathering · colony
Flower on fruit tree
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- petalsColored bloom segments
- corollaFlower's collective petals
- inflorescencePlant's complete bloom arrangement
fragrance · colorful · stamen · pistil · sepals · angiosperm · flowering · perennial
Range of life forms
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- coevolutionReciprocal adaptation between interacting species
conservation · habitat · decline · threatened · native · invasive · agriculture · keystone
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Pollen-producing structure
nectar · transfer · fertilization · ovule · gametes · reproduction · receptive · compatible
bee
Stinging nectar gatherer
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- mothNight-flying lepidopteran
- hoverflyStationary-flight bee mimic
wasp · beetle · bumblebee · honeybee · forager · antennae · proboscis · nectar-gathering · colony · hive
blossom
Flower on fruit tree
inflorescence · fragrance · colorful · stamen · pistil · sepals · angiosperm · flowering · perennial · annual
biodiversity
Range of life forms
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
coevolution · conservation · habitat · decline · threatened · native · invasive · agriculture · keystone · sustainability
pollinatessterilizes
Eliminates all microorganisms
defoliates · aborts · neuters · castrates · cross-contaminates
- cross pollinationFertilization between different plants
- pollinator gardensHabitat for nectar-seekers
- bee pollinationInsects transferring flower pollen
- self pollinationFertilization within one flower
- native pollinatorsIndigenous pollen-transferring species
- pollinator decline
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