Pollination (pollinate}

  • Title

    Pollination (pollinate}

  • Definition

    The transfer of pollen from an anther in a flower to the stigma of the same or to a different flower of the same species by pollinators such as the wind, water, insects, and mammals. Pollinate is the act of pollination.

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