pollination
noun
pol·li·na·tion
ˌpä-lə-ˈnā-shən 
: the transfer of pollen from an anther to the stigma in angiosperms or from the microsporangium to the micropyle in gymnosperms
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Their cultivation of sacred stingless bees—still emulated in the Yucatán Peninsula today—provided both pollination for their crops and honey to use in food, rituals and medicine.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
Bees and butterflies do the vast majority of pollination but moths have a much quicker pace.
—Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 9 May 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
Bees and butterflies do the vast majority of pollination but moths have a much quicker pace.
—Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 9 May 2024
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“Pollination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollination. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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pollination
noun
pol·li·na·tion
ˌpäl-ə-ˈnā-shən
: the act or process of pollinating
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