What is another word for pollinating?

Pronunciation: [pˈɒlɪnˌe͡ɪtɪŋ] (IPA)

Pollination is the process by which plants transfer pollen from the male reproductive organ to the female reproductive organ. This process is essential for plant reproduction and food production. There are several synonyms for the word pollinating, including fertilizing, cross-fertilizing, fertilization, and cross-pollination. Fertilizing can be used to describe the process of adding nutrients to the soil to enhance plant growth. Cross-fertilizing describes the process of pollination between two different species. Fertilization refers to the fusion of male and female gametes, resulting in the formation of a zygote. Cross-pollination is the transfer of pollen from one plant to another plant of the same species. All these synonyms describe the essential process of pollination, which is vital for plant reproduction and our ecosystem.

What are the hypernyms for Pollinating?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Pollinating

With these rigorous conditions the pollinating insects have to contend in their search for food, and that when the rival attractions of the valleys below are so many.
"The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays"
J. (John) Joly
Thus, in the case in point, climatic rigour and scarcity of pollinating agency will ever be associated; and in the long experience of the past the most economical physiological attitude towards both is, we may suppose, adopted; so that the presence of one condition excites the apparent unconscious memory of the other.
"The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays"
J. (John) Joly
I believe all apple blossoms are self-pollinating, and there is no advantage in mixed plantings.
"The Apple"
Various

Famous quotes with Pollinating

  • More and more, cultural groups are cross-pollinating, and we're getting much more interesting art as a result.
    Damon Albarn
  • Earth is a flower and it's pollinating.
    Neil Young
  • The rockets and the satellites, spaceships that we're creating now, we're pollinating the universe.
    Neil Young
  • In the thirty-three years he was in the Marine Corps, Col. Conroy concentrated on the task of defending his country and he did so, exceedingly well. In the next twenty-four years left to him, he put all his efforts into the art of being a terrific father, a loving uncle, a brother of great substance, a beloved grandfather, and a friend to thousands. Out of uniform, the Colonel let his genius for humor flourish. Always in motion he made his rounds in Atlanta each day and no one besides himself knew how many stops he put in during a given day. He was like a bee going from flower to flower, pollinating his world with his generous gift for friendships.
    Pat Conroy

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