Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pollinate

/ˈpɒlɪneɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: pol-li-nate
IPA: /ˈpɒlɪneɪt/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To apply pollen to (a stigma).

adj

Example Sentences

"pollinate plants"
"pollinate flowers"
"self-pollinate"
"Bees help pollinate flowers as they collect nectar."
"Farmers often import bees to pollinate their crops."

Etymology

Etymology tree English pollin- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English pollinate From pollin- (compound form of "pollen") + -ate (verb-forming suffix). From oblique stem of Latin pollen, pollinis.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: pollen

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Botany.

Inflected Forms

pollinates (present, singular) pollinating (participle, present) pollinated (participle, past) pollinated (past)

Derived Forms

nonpollinated nonpollinating pollinator unpollinated

Phrases

cross-pollinate self-pollinating

Synonyms

pollenate cross-pollinate

Questions

How do you pronounce pollinate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɒlɪneɪt/.
What does pollinate mean?: To apply pollen to (a stigma).
Where does pollinate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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