- pollinator
- noun Date: 1903 one that pollinates: as a. an agent (as an insect) that pollinates flowers b. pollenizer 1
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pollinator
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Pollinator — A pollinator is the biotic agent (vector) that moves pollen from the male anthers of a flower to the female stigma of a flower to accomplish fertilization or syngamy of the female gamete in the ovule of the flower by the male gamete from the… … Wikipedia
pollinator — [[t]pɒ̱lɪneɪtə(r)[/t]] pollinators N COUNT A pollinator is something which pollinates plants, especially a type of insect. [TECHNICAL] … English dictionary
pollinator — pollinate ► VERB ▪ deposit pollen in and fertilize (a flower or plant). DERIVATIVES pollination noun pollinator noun … English terms dictionary
Pollinator decline — The term Pollinator decline refers to the reduction in abundance of pollinators in many ecosystems worldwide during the end of the twentieth century.Pollinators participate in sexual reproduction of many plants, by ensuring cross pollination,… … Wikipedia
pollinator — See pollination. * * * … Universalium
pollinator — noun a) the agent that pollinates a plant; often an insect b) the plant that is the source of pollen for cross pollination … Wiktionary
pollinator — n. something that delivers pollen, something that fertilizes plants or flowers … English contemporary dictionary
pollinator — Organism responsible for the transfer of pollen from the pollen cone to the seed cone; members of various insect groups have coevolved as cycad pollinators. See also obligate … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
pollinator — pol·li·na·tor … English syllables
pollinator — noun an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another • Derivationally related forms: ↑pollinate • Hypernyms: ↑insect … Useful english dictionary
