| NOUN | event | pollination, pollenation | transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant |
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| Sounds | paa.lahney'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant. | |
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| Synonym | pollenation | |
| Narrower | cross-pollination | fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another |
| self-pollination | fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of the same flower | |
| Broader | fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, impregnation | creation by the physical union of male and female gametes |
| Spanish | polinización | |
| Catalan | pol·linització | |
| Verbs | pollinate | fertilize by transfering pollen |
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