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Pollinate

To apply pollen to (a stigma).

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verb
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    To apply pollen to (a stigma).

adjective
  1. 1

    Pollinose.

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cross-pollinateverb(figuratively, transitive) To inspire, stimulate, or influence between diverse elements.

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cross-pollinateverb(figuratively, transitive) To inspire, stimulate, or influence between diverse elements.
pollenateverbAlternative form of pollinate. [To apply pollen to (a stigma).]
pollenizeverbTo pollinate
pollinizeverbAlternative form of pollenize. [To pollinate]
polleniseverbAlternative form of pollenize. [To pollinate]
impregnateverb(transitive) To cause to become pregnant.
propolizeverb(transitive) Of honeybees, to apply propolis to (something).
fecundateverbTo make fertile.
inseminateverb(by extension) To impregnate (to cause to become pregnant).
perfumenounA pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor.
fertilizeverbTo make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.
fragrancenounA pleasant smell or odour.
stampnounA small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees.
pregnateverb(obsolete, transitive) To impregnate.
seminatenoun(archaic) To disseminate
fecundizeverb(transitive) To make fecund.
prolificateverb(dated, transitive) To make prolific; to fertilize; to impregnate.
seasonnounEach of the four divisions of a year: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter
paintnounA substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.
pigmentizeverb(transitive) To color with, or as if with, a pigment.

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