pol|li|na|tion

pol|li|na|tion
pol|li|na|tion «POL uh NAY shuhn», noun.
the act or process of carrying pollen from the anthers to the stigmas of flowers for fertilization, as by insects or the wind: »

A considerable time, occasionally even months, often elapses between pollination and fertilization; but commonly only a few days or hours (Bennett and Dyer).


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  • cross-pol|li|na|tion — «KRS POL uh NAY shuhn, KROS », noun. 1. the transfer of pollen from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another, on the same plant or on another plant of the same species. Insects and wind are agents of cross pollination. 2. = cross… …   Useful english dictionary

  • self-pol|li|na|tion — «SEHLF POL uh NAY shuhn», noun. the transfer of pollen from a stamen to a stigma of the same flower, or to a stigma of another flower or clone of the same plant …   Useful english dictionary

  • wind-pol|li|na|tion — «WIHND POL uh NAY shuhn», noun. fertilization by pollen carried by the wind …   Useful english dictionary

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  • pol — aero·pol·i·tics; al·lo·pol·y·ploi·dy; ami·no·pol·y·pep·ti·dase; an·a·pol·y·sis; an·iso·pol·y·ploid; an·na·pol·i·tan; an·thro·pol·a·try; an·thro·pol·o·gist; an·thro·pol·o·gy; bi·o·ty·pol·o·gy; car·pol·o·gy; ce·pol·i·dae; ci·pol·let·ti;… …   English syllables

  • -tion — ⇒ TION, SION, suff. Suff. issu du lat. tionem, entrant dans la constr. de nombreux subst. fém. qui expriment une action ou le résultat de cette action. Rem. D apr. DUB. Dér. 1962, p. 31, la forme fondamentale du suff. est tion avec les var. sion …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • pol|lu|tion — «puh LOO shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of polluting; defiling; uncleanness: »One of the principal difficulties of freeing the river from pollution was that certain persons had prescriptive rights to pass their sewage into the Thames (London …   Useful english dictionary

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