A sentence is like a flower; its meaning is pollen. A translator is like a bee; translation is just pollination between different plants – it carries life...
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Pollination
/ˌpɒlɪˈneɪʃən/
Synonyms for "pollination" (12 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(2 words)
flower fertilizationflower visitation
Strong matches (3)
Noun(1 words)
pollen dispersal
Related words (6)
Noun(5 words)
Adjective(1 words)
sexual reproduction in plants
Related word relations
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More general
10 entriesbiological processecological interactionecosystem processfecundationfertilisationfertilizationimpregnationplant reproductionsexual reproductionspecies interaction
More specific
8 entriesbat pollinationbee pollinationbird pollinationbutterfly pollinationcross pollinationinsect pollinationself pollinationwind pollination
Collocations
5 entriespollination biologypollination ecologypollination mechanismpollination servicepollination syndrome
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
An untranslated sentence is like a flower waiting for pollination.
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The project is part of a research initiative to see which plants are best suited for rooftop environments, both for food as well as pollination. They include hibiscus, strawberries, tomatoes and sweet potatoes.
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Pollination of plants depends on bees.
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