pollination
The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigmaThe transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma; effected by insects, birds, bats and the wind etc.
» An untranslated sentence is like a flower waiting for pollination.
Ein unübersetzter Satz ist wie eine Blume, die darauf wartet, bestäubt zu werden.
Ein unübersetzter Satz ist wie eine Blume, die auf die Bestäubung wartet.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma; effected by insects, birds, bats and the wind etc.
Bestäubung
опыле́ниеopylénije
запи́ленняzapýlennja
transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant
Examples
4 sentencesAn untranslated sentence is like a flower waiting for pollination.
deEin unübersetzter Satz ist wie eine Blume, die darauf wartet, bestäubt zu werden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Without pollination, we wouldn't be able to eat fruits and vegetables.
Pollination of plants depends on bees.
Without bee pollination, California's almond crop, for example, would be non-existent.
Translations
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Origin
From pollinate + -ion.From pollinate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: pollinationsSynonyms
1 synonyms- transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant:pollenation
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable