pollinate

== English == === Etymology === From pollin- (compound form of "pollen") + -ate (verb-forming suffix). From oblique stem of Latin pollen, pollinis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɒlɪneɪt/ === Verb === pollinate (third-person singular simple present pollinates, present participle pollinating, simple past and past participle pollinated) To apply pollen to (a stigma). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === pollinate (zoology) Pollinose. === References === “pollinate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.