WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pol•li•na•tion
(pol′ə nā′shən),USA pronunciation n. [Bot.]
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- Botanythe transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma.
- pollinate + -ion 1870–75
pol•li•nate /ˈpɑləˌneɪt/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -nat•ed, -nat•ing.
pol•li•na•tor, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Botanyto send pollen to the stigma of (a flower):Bees pollinate the flowers and weeds.
pol•li•na•tor, n. [countable]
pol•li•nate
(pol′ə nāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. [Bot.]
pol′li•na′tor, n.
- Botanyto convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
- Neo-Latin pollin- (stem of pollen) pollen + -ate1
- 1870–75
'pollination' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cross-pollination
- cross-pollinate
- emasculate
- endogamy
- flower
- homogamy
- orchid
- self-pollination
- set
- autogamy
- breed
- caprifig
- chasmogamous
- cleistogamous
- cross-fertilization
- dichogamous
- gamy
- geitonogamy
- xenogamy
- zoophilous
- self-pollinate