verb
definition
To apply pollen to (a stigma).
adjective
definition
That pollinates, or leads to pollination
Examples of pollinating in a Sentence
Bees, wasps and larger insects serve as pollinating agents FIG.
They are messengers of nature, not only adding brilliance to their surroundings but also pollinating flowers and revealing the healthiness of our communities.
Make sure to lift the sides of the fleece during the warmest part of the day, to allow pollinating insects to enter.
Others attract useful bugs such as pollinating insects to the garden bed, and the more pollinators flying around doing their jobs, the greater the amount of vegetables produced.
White and yellow colours predominate and insects with a proboscis of medium length are the common pollinating agents, such as short-tongued bees.
There is a very wide range in the general structure and arrangement of the parts of the flower, associated with the means for ensuring the transference of pollen; in the simplest cases the flower consists only of a few stamens or carpels, with no enveloping sepals or petals, as in the willow, while in, the more elaborate type each series is represented, the whole forming a complicated structure closely correlated with the size, form and habits of the pollinating agent (see Flower).