pollinating
Transferring flower dust
Pollinating is transferring pollen from one flower to another, enabling fertilization and seed production.
Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds are common pollinating agents: Bees were pollinating the apple blossoms.
The term extends to any deliberate effort to spread or cross-fertilize ideas: She spent the conference pollinating connections between researchers.
Pollen-producing flower organ
- pistilSeed-producing flower organ
- antherPollen-producing structure
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- ovuleUnfertilized seed structure
corolla · inflorescence · perianth · receptacle · nectary · carpel · filament · style
Recoiling metal spiral
Nectar-gathering social insect
- nectarFloral sugar water
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- hiveBee dwelling structure
- apiaryHive-keeping grounds
queen · worker · drone · colony · swarming · beekeeper · apiculture · honeycomb
Reproductive cells for fusion
- zygoteFirst embryonic cell
- embryoOrganism before birth
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- fertilizeAdd nutrients to soil
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- coevolutionReciprocal adaptation between interacting species
biodiversity · conservation · wildflowers · meadow · prairie · interdependence · flora
Gathering mature crops
- orchardFruit tree plantation
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- farmingCultivating land for food
- growersThose who raise plants
horticulture · almond · apple · blueberry · squash · melon · greenhouse
Winged insect from caterpillar
- mothNight-flying lepidopteran
- beetleHard-winged insect
- hoverflyStationary-flight bee mimic
- waspNarrow-bodied stinging insect
proboscis · antennae · forager · lepidoptera · diptera · coleoptera · hymenoptera · arthropod
Decrease or refuse
- pesticidesChemicals destroying harmful organisms
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- protectionGuarding against harm
Small nectar-feeding hoverer
- batFlying mammal or sports club
- birdFeathered flying vertebrate
- sunbirdSmall iridescent nectar-feeder
- honeyeaterNectar-feeding Australasian bird
lemur · gecko · nectar-feeder · lorikeet · honeycreeper
stamen
Pollen-producing flower organ
ovule · corolla · inflorescence · perianth · receptacle · nectary · carpel · filament · style · sepal
spring
Recoiling metal spiral
honeybee
Nectar-gathering social insect
apiary · queen · worker · drone · colony · swarming · beekeeper · apiculture · honeycomb · bumblebee
gametes
Reproductive cells for fusion
- zygoteFirst embryonic cell
- embryoOrganism before birth
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
fertilize · ovary · propagation · hybridization · offspring
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
coevolution · biodiversity · conservation · wildflowers · meadow · prairie · interdependence · flora
harvest
Gathering mature crops
- orchardFruit tree plantation
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- farmingCultivating land for food
growers · horticulture · almond · apple · blueberry · squash · melon · greenhouse
butterfly
Winged insect from caterpillar
wasp · proboscis · antennae · forager · lepidoptera · diptera · coleoptera · hymenoptera · arthropod · fly
decline
Decrease or refuse
- pesticidesChemicals destroying harmful organisms
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
hummingbird
Small nectar-feeding hoverer
honeyeater · lemur · gecko · nectar-feeder · lorikeet · honeycreeper
- gardening termsgrowing, blooming, wilting, pruning, grafting
- farmworkharvesting, farmworkers, planting, farm labor, crop farming
- colony behaviorswarming, foraging, division of labor, caste system, food storage
- gardeninggardener, gardening, flowers, seeds, soil
- Insect Traitssix-legged, winged, antennae, exoskeleton, segmented
- plant conditionshealthy, diseased, wilted, dormant, flowering
pollinatingdestroying
Causing complete ruin
killing · wilting · withering · blighting · defoliating
- cross pollinationFertilization between different plants
- bee pollinationInsects transferring flower pollen
- self pollinationFertilization within one flower
- crop pollinationB
pollination, pollinations, cross-pollination, self-pollination