| 单词 |
pollinate |
| 释义 |
pollinate, v. Bot.|ˈpɒlɪneɪt|
[f. as prec. + -ate3.]
trans. To besprinkle with pollen or shed pollen upon (the stigma, or the nucleus of the ovule in Gymnosperms) in order to fertilization. Also absol.
1875Bennett & Dyer Sachs' Bot. 813 In protogynous flowers..the stigma has already been pollinated by foreign pollen or has even withered up and fallen off. Ibid., While the insect is moving about.., its back laden with pollen comes into contact with the stigmatic surface and pollinates it. 1919J. N. Martin Bot. for Agric. Students iv. 49 These plants are not successfully pollinated when they are wet. 1935C. Zirkle Beginnings of Plant Hybridization i. 6 It is not stated specifically in the description of this building [sc. Solomon's Temple] that the cherubim were engaged in pollinating the flowers of the palms. 1942Hayes & Immer Methods of Plant Breeding iv. 63 With wheat it is equally satisfactory to pollinate during the day. 1973Proctor & Yeo Pollination of Flowers i. 19 The role of insects in pollinating flowers is a commonplace. 1974A. Huxley Plant & Planet xiii. 132 There is just a little nectar in each flower, so that the insects..pollinate more actively. |
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