Definition of Pollinating

1. Verb. (present participle of pollinate) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pollinating

1. pollinate [v] - See also: pollinate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pollinating

pollicate
pollicated
pollicates
pollicating
pollices
pollicie
pollicies
pollicitation
pollicization
pollicy
pollie
pollies
pollinate
pollinated
pollinates
pollinating
pollination
pollinations
pollinator
pollinators
pollinctor
pollinctors
polling
polling booth
polling day
polling place
polling station
pollings
pollinia
pollinial

Literary usage of Pollinating

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biennial Report by Oregon Board of Horticulture (1921)
"We also know what varieties to plant together for pollinating purposes. We know the diseases and insects infecting trees and fruits, and how to combat them. ..."

2. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1896)
"EXPERIMENTS IN Pollinating AND HYBRIDIZING THE ORANGE. By HJ W'EBBER, Assistant Physiologist and Pathologist. Dep't of Agriculture, Washington, ..."

3. The Forcing Book: A Manual of the Cultivation of Vegetables in Glass Houses by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1897)
"Pollinating. — The flowers must be pollinated by hand. Melons are monoecious,—that is, the sexes are borne in separate flowers on the same plant. ..."

4. A Textbook of Botany for Colleges and Universities by John Merle Coulter, Charles Reid Barnes, Henry Chandler Cowles (1911)
"As a class the flies (Diptera) are not very important pollinating insects, largely because of their absence of precision in making floral visits. ..."

5. A Textbook of Botany for Colleges and Universities by John Merle Coulter, Charles Reid Barnes, Henry Chandler Cowles (1911)
"As a class the flies (Diptera) are not very important pollinating insects, largely because of their absence of precision in making floral visits. ..."

6. Crop Production in Western Canada by John Bracken (1920)
"Pollinating Wheat.—-As soon as the pistils of the emasculated flowers become receptive, pollen from the other parent plant is applied. ..."

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