pollinate [ póllə nayt ](3rd person present singularpollinates, present participlepollinating, past and past participlepollinated)
transitive verb
Definition:
transfer pollen and fertilize plant: to transfer pollen grains from the male structure of a plant anther to the female structure of a plant stigma and fertilize it
[Late 19th century. < Latin pollin-, stem of pollen 'fine flour, dust']
