Examples of pollinate in a Sentence
The plants are pollinated by bees.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Gonzalez family bees have been responsible for pollinating crops in Arizona and California since 2007.
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Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
This attractiveness helps invasive plants get pollinated, set seed and spread effectively.
—Christina Grozinger, The Conversation, 15 May 2024
The bee shows up and there is nothing there for it, but the flower gets pollinated anyway.
—Elizabeth A. Harris, New York Times, 13 May 2024
For example, if a plant begins to bloom in March, instead of its typical April, a pollinator that arrives in April won’t be there to pollinate that plant.
—Michaela Mulligan, Miami Herald, 1 May 2024
That’s why they’re pollinated by beetles, the descendants of Cretaceous-era insects.
—Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 8 May 2024
The red fruit that emerges from the flowers that get pollinated usually appears around July.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
Honeybees pollinate four-fifths of all flowering plants, which makes one-third of the food system dependent on bees.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2024
Other plants, like some trees, are pollinated when wind sweeps up its pollen and drops it somewhere new.
—Michaela Mulligan, Miami Herald, 1 May 2024
Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
This attractiveness helps invasive plants get pollinated, set seed and spread effectively.
—Christina Grozinger, The Conversation, 15 May 2024
The bee shows up and there is nothing there for it, but the flower gets pollinated anyway.
—Elizabeth A. Harris, New York Times, 13 May 2024
For example, if a plant begins to bloom in March, instead of its typical April, a pollinator that arrives in April won’t be there to pollinate that plant.
—Michaela Mulligan, Miami Herald, 1 May 2024
That’s why they’re pollinated by beetles, the descendants of Cretaceous-era insects.
—Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 8 May 2024
The red fruit that emerges from the flowers that get pollinated usually appears around July.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
Honeybees pollinate four-fifths of all flowering plants, which makes one-third of the food system dependent on bees.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2024
Other plants, like some trees, are pollinated when wind sweeps up its pollen and drops it somewhere new.
—Michaela Mulligan, Miami Herald, 1 May 2024
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“Pollinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollinate. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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