Meaning

2 senses
  1. The agent that pollinates a plant; often an insect

    Bestäuber

  2. The plant that is the source of pollen for cross-pollination

More definitions
  • an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Many wasps are pollinators.

    Багато ос є запилювачами.

    ruМногие осы являются опылителями.

    deViele Wespen sind Bestäuber.

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  2. What are the pollinators of heathers?

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  3. Thistle is much loved by pollinators.

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  4. Tom is focusing on growing plants that attract pollinators.

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  5. Mary decided to expand her garden by adding free-form aisles of pollinators and other native flowers.

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Translations

6 languages
Deutsch
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Origin

From pollinate + -or.

From pollinate + -or.

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Forms

plural: pollinators
Singularpollinator
Pluralpollinators

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedpollinate

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
pollinator — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto