pollinize
Enable plant reproduction
Pollinize means to transfer pollen to a plant, enabling fertilization and seed production.
Bees pollinize flowers as they gather nectar.
The word is interchangeable with pollinate, though pollinate is more common: Wind pollinizes many grasses and trees.
Pollen-producing structure
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- stamenPollen-producing flower organ
- pistilSeed-producing flower organ
- ovuleUnfertilized seed structure
gamete · fertilization · germination · corolla · filament · style · ovary · gymnosperm
Stinging nectar gatherer
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- mothNight-flying lepidopteran
- hummingbirdSmall nectar-feeding hoverer
- batFlying mammal or sports club
wasp · beetle · fly · bumblebee · honeybee · hawkmoth · sunbird · honeyeater
Fruit tree plantation
- cropCultivated agricultural plants
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- fruit setOvary begins swelling
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
cultivar · grafting · almond · apple blossom · squash · melon · greenhouse · monoculture
Range of life forms
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
mutualism · coevolution · colony collapse · native plants · wildflower · meadow · keystone species · food web
anther
Pollen-producing structure
ovule · gamete · fertilization · germination · corolla · filament · style · ovary · gymnosperm · angiosperm
bee
Stinging nectar gatherer
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- mothNight-flying lepidopteran
- hummingbirdSmall nectar-feeding hoverer
bat · wasp · beetle · fly · bumblebee · honeybee · hawkmoth · sunbird · honeyeater · nectar
orchard
Fruit tree plantation
hybridization · cultivar · grafting · almond · apple blossom · squash · melon · greenhouse · monoculture · seed production
biodiversity
Range of life forms
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
symbiosis · mutualism · coevolution · colony collapse · native plants · wildflower · meadow · keystone species · food web · habitat loss