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- pronunciation:
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verb |
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pollinates, pollinating, pollinated |
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When a bee pollinates a flower, it brings a fine yellow powder to it from another flower. This powder is called "pollen." When the pollen and the seeds of the flower come together, the seeds can grow into new plants.
The bees pollinated the flowers on the apple tree.
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| derivations: |
pollination (n.), pollinator (n.) |
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