Examples of pollinate in a Sentence
The plants are pollinated by bees.
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After that, bees are needed to pollinate other fruits, including blueberries, cherries, cranberries and apples.
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Amy Feldman, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2025
Interestingly, the diversity of human diets is directly linked to pollinators, because most of the color and variety in human diets comes from plants pollinated by insects.
—Laura Russo, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2025
Growers can keep pushing the pumpkin weight limit by ensuring that a plant doesn’t pollinate with a plant that has subpar genes.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2024
The discovery announced earlier this month proves that the bat species, which plays an important role in pollinating desert plants, has a further migration range than previously believed and will allow scientists to expand conservation efforts into Arizona, according to BCI.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
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Amy Feldman, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2025
Interestingly, the diversity of human diets is directly linked to pollinators, because most of the color and variety in human diets comes from plants pollinated by insects.
—Laura Russo, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2025
Growers can keep pushing the pumpkin weight limit by ensuring that a plant doesn’t pollinate with a plant that has subpar genes.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2024
The discovery announced earlier this month proves that the bat species, which plays an important role in pollinating desert plants, has a further migration range than previously believed and will allow scientists to expand conservation efforts into Arizona, according to BCI.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Pollinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollinate. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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