pollenation

Definitions of pollenation
  1. noun
    transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant
    synonyms: pollination
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    types:
    cross-pollination
    fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another
    self-pollination
    fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of the same flower
    cleistogamy
    the production of small nonopening self-pollinating flowers
    type of:
    fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization, impregnation
    creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
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