Examples of pollinate in a Sentence
The plants are pollinated by bees.
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In that habitat, vanilla is pollinated by hummingbirds and bees, but not very efficiently.
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
The water savings will come from replacing some of the bluegrass in the city with plants known to attract pollinating insects like bees and butterflies, said Emily Gedeon, a spokesperson for the city’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency.
—Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2025
Sure enough, two decades later scientists identified an African hawkmoth that pollinated the orchid.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
After that, bees are needed to pollinate other fruits, including blueberries, cherries, cranberries and apples.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2025
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
The water savings will come from replacing some of the bluegrass in the city with plants known to attract pollinating insects like bees and butterflies, said Emily Gedeon, a spokesperson for the city’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency.
—Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2025
Sure enough, two decades later scientists identified an African hawkmoth that pollinated the orchid.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
After that, bees are needed to pollinate other fruits, including blueberries, cherries, cranberries and apples.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Pollinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollinate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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