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Bees help pollination by moving pollen between flowers.
What does Pollination mean?
moving pollen so plants can make seeds.
Dictionary definition
The transfer of pollen that helps plants make seeds.
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Pollination allows many plants to make seeds.
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The science project explained why pollination is important for gardens and farms.
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What does pollination mean?
Pollination means moving pollen so plants can make seeds.
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Pollen Transfer is close in meaning to pollination.
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WordPollination.
Partnoun.
MeaningPollination means moving pollen so plants can make seeds.
ExampleExample: Bees help pollination by moving pollen between flowers.
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- po · lli · na · ti · o · n
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- po
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- n
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Synonyms
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pollen transferSimilar meaning.
fertilizationSimilar meaning.
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sterilityOpposite or contrasting meaning.
failed transferOpposite or contrasting meaning.
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Word family
Pollination word family
Base word
pollinate
noun
pollination
The transfer of pollen.
noun
pollinator
An animal that moves pollen.
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