Definition of "pollinate" [pol•li•nate]

• To transfer pollen from an anther to the stigma of (a flower). (verb-transitive)

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• "Since we rely on bees to pollinate about one-third of our food base, the loss would reduce availability of those foods and increase prices."
• "It is specifically because I’m a carrier of raconteur’s disease, in its most virulent form, that I have come to realize that one can never really cross-pollinate the act of live storytelling with its literary reflection."
• "I wish there were more "summit" events like this that cross-pollinate the sf/fantasy art and literary world with the world-at-large."