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pollenizer

pollenizer

1 7.0
A living thing or machine that carries pollen from one plant to another so they can make seeds
  • noun
  • /ˈpɒlənˌaɪzər/
  • Specialized
: polinizador
  • The presence of a reliable pollenizer can significantly enhance the pollination process in orchards.

Examples

  • Pollenizer research should help seedless watermelon farmers.

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  • Bees are essential pollenizers that help fruits and vegetables grow by transferring pollen between plants.

  • Farmers often rely on various insects as pollenizers to improve the yields of their crops.

Synonyms

pollinator
vspollenizer
  • Specialized
8 4.2

An insect or animal that moves pollen between flowers so they can make seeds

includes people and machines that transfer pollen between plants

How Effective

pollenizer
  • Specialized
1 7.0
pollinator
  • Specialized
8 4.2
visitor
760 1.0

Surface Forms

pollenizer singular
pollenizers plural

Morphology

pollenizer = pollenize (transparent) = pollen + ize + er

Regular agentive formation from 'pollenize' with '-er'; the extension to animals, people, or machines that transfer pollen is a predictable agentive generalization.

Etymology

Pollenizer comes from pollen, the 'fine dust' that flowers make, and the ending -izer, which means 'one who moves' or 'one who does something'. So a pollenizer can be a bee, an animal, a person, or a machine that moves pollen between flowers to help them pollinate.