Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
polinizar
verb
/pɒlɪˈnɪzaɹ/
Definition
The process through which pollen is transferred from the male part of a flower to the female part, facilitating fertilization and the production of seeds.
Examples
- Bees play a crucial role in polinizar flowers in gardens.
- Without natural agents to polinizar, many plants could not reproduce.
- The farmer installed beehives to help polinizar his fruit trees.
Meaning
To pollinate means to enable the reproduction of flowering plants by ensuring that pollen is moved from one flower’s anther to another’s stigma, which usually involves bees, insects, or wind.
Synonyms
- Fertilize
- Inseminate
- Cross-pollinate