pollinator
noun
pol·li·na·tor
ˈpä-lə-ˌnā-tər 
: one that pollinates: such as
a
: an agent (such as an insect) that pollinates flowers
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These fruit tree companion plants naturally help reduce weeds, deter pests, attract pollinators, and more.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2025
Plants produce large, rounded flowerheads from late summer to fall in sparkling pink, purple, and rose-red hues, providing a late season source of nectar to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
Soon, the dusty pollinators will be hovering around city street lights and sampling Front Range flowers on their journey to the mountains.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 June 2025
This is a humdinger of a pollinator plant, attracting not only humming bees and butterflies, but a host of other insects, too.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2025
Plants produce large, rounded flowerheads from late summer to fall in sparkling pink, purple, and rose-red hues, providing a late season source of nectar to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
Soon, the dusty pollinators will be hovering around city street lights and sampling Front Range flowers on their journey to the mountains.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 June 2025
This is a humdinger of a pollinator plant, attracting not only humming bees and butterflies, but a host of other insects, too.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for pollinator
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“Pollinator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollinator. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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pollinator
noun
pol·li·na·tor
ˈpäl-ə-ˌnāt-ər
: something (as an insect) that pollinates flowers
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