pollination

pollination — noun

1. the movement of pollen to the part of a flower where seeds or fruit can begin to

1.名詞C1
釋義

the movement of pollen to the part of a flower where seeds or fruit can begin to form

例句

Bee pollination helps the apple trees behind our house make fruit.

compound: bee pollination

Poor pollination left half the strawberry flowers empty in May.

result: poor pollination reduces fruit

同義詞
  • pollen transfer

    a plain descriptive phrase for the same process

  • cross-pollination

    narrower; it means pollen moves between different flowers or plants

  • fertilization

    related but later in the process; it is not just the pollen movement

文法句型

pollination of something

pollination by bees

hand pollination

用法筆記

Usually uncountable in everyday English. Often followed by of when naming the crop or plant, and common modifiers name the agent or method, such as bee, wind, or hand pollination.

常見錯誤

❌Bees do pollination of the apple trees in spring.
✅Bees pollinate the apple trees in spring.
💡Use 'pollinate' as the verb; 'pollination' is the noun for the process.
❌The farm needs many pollinations in April.
✅The farm needs good pollination in April.
💡This sense is usually uncountable in normal use.