Wondering how to use Pollinate in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as inseminate or fertilize.
Pollinate meaning
To apply pollen to (a stigma).
Synonyms of Pollinate
Using Pollinate
- The main meaning on this page is: To apply pollen to (a stigma).
- Useful related words include: pollenate, cross-pollinate, inseminate, fecundate.
- In the example corpus, pollinate often appears in combinations such as: they pollinate, pollinate the, to pollinate.
Context around Pollinate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pollinate
- In this selection, "pollinate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cross, self, bees, across, custom and plant stand out and add context to how "pollinate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and self pollinate the vine and as they pollinate plants and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pollinate" sits close to words such as abdelaziz, absolutist and accrual, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pollinate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Birds spread the seeds as well as pollinate the plants. (10 words)
This means it must self-pollinate in order to reproduce. (10 words)
Be sure to have at least one male plant to pollinate the berry-producing females. (15 words)
Attention has to be paid to choosing a compatible pollinator when growing pecans, as a single tree usually won’t self-pollinate, and some trees shed pollen earlier or later in the flowering season than others. (36 words)
One of the big recent discoveries is that putting honeybees into early indoor cold storage—October rather than November—increases their chances of survival so the colonies emerge more ready to pollinate almonds in February. (35 words)
A small splinter of wood or a grass stem is used to lift the rostellum or move the flap upward, so the overhanging anther can be pressed against the stigma and self-pollinate the vine. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Birds spread the seeds as well as pollinate the plants.
I like to wear too many hats, but I enjoy that because it means I can cross-pollinate across different areas and disciplines.
Merril and Ogle offer another service through Pollinate: custom emails written on behalf of users, which appeal to professors to manually enroll students into classes.
Officials said 65% of the proceeds from the license plate will be deposited into the fund, which supports efforts to reinvigorate the populations of insects that pollinate plant life.
A band who defies the stigma and borders set before them, and has the ability to cross pollinate scenes isn't something to fear, but revere.
Attention has to be paid to choosing a compatible pollinator when growing pecans, as a single tree usually won’t self-pollinate, and some trees shed pollen earlier or later in the flowering season than others.
Be sure to have at least one male plant to pollinate the berry-producing females.
The native bees help the farmers because they pollinate native Amazonian species, help fruit to grow more uniformly, aid in keeping the forest standing and are a source of extra income.
Insects are the most varied and abundant animals and are very important for all ecosystems, as they pollinate plants and act as food for other animals.
One of the big recent discoveries is that putting honeybees into early indoor cold storage—October rather than November—increases their chances of survival so the colonies emerge more ready to pollinate almonds in February.
This is a concern because the cultivated varieties cross-pollinate with wild apples to create hybrids that could lead to the eventual demise of wild varieties.
This means it must self-pollinate in order to reproduce.
However, the program includes only managed colonies — those that farmers hire to pollinate their crops.
One was a sustainable pollination service in which bees' memories were conditioned to identify and pollinate certain crops.
Pollinate is reinventing merchant acquiring for banks, enabling them to compete effectively with these disruptors.
Wild bees pollinate a variety of crops — apples, pears, nuts, strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, blueberries, squash and melons — and even provide a majority of pollination for some summer vegetables.
Even nurseries that build flower beds to help bees pollinate have existing pesticides in them.
The odor of the flower attracts carrion flies that help pollinate it, the garden says.
A small splinter of wood or a grass stem is used to lift the rostellum or move the flap upward, so the overhanging anther can be pressed against the stigma and self-pollinate the vine.
Coevolution main Bumblebees and the flowers they pollinate have coevolved so that both have become dependent on each other for survival.
Common combinations with pollinate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: