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Verb: pollinate  'pó-lu`neyt
  1. Fertilize by transferring pollen
    "These types of flowers are the easiest to pollinate"
    - pollenate, cross-pollinate

Derived forms: pollinating, pollinated, pollinates

See also: pollen, pollination, pollinator

Type of: fecundate, fertilise [Brit], fertilize, inseminate

Encyclopedia: Pollinate