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pollinate

Who acts: seeds, Bees, wind, apple trees, coloured flowers, Farmers · What happens: carry, form, pollinate, collect, have, attract · To what, where: pollen, male part, flowers, nectar, grasses, them

«pollinate» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: pollinate in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To carry pollen from the male part (stamen) of a flower to the female part (stigma) of the same or another flower, so seeds can form.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 carry	mark
2	carry	carry	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	31 form	advcl
3	pollen	pollen	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 carry	obj
4	from	from	ADP	_	7 part	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 part	det
6	male	male	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 part	amod
7	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 carry	obl
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	9 stamen	punct
9	stamen	stamen	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 part	appos
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 stamen	punct
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 flower	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 flower	det
13	flower	flower	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 part	nmod
14	to	to	ADP	_	17 part	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 part	det
16	female	female	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 part	amod
17	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 carry	obl
18	(	(	PUNCT	_	19 stigma	punct
19	stigma	stigma	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 part	appos
20	)	)	PUNCT	_	19 stigma	punct
21	of	of	ADP	_	23 same	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 same	det
23	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 stigma	nmod
24	or	or	CCONJ	_	26 flower	cc
25	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	26 flower	det
26	flower	flower	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 part	conj
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 form	punct
28	so	so	ADV	_	31 form	advmod
29	seeds	seed	NOUN	Number=Plur	31 form	nsubj
30	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	31 form	aux
31	form	form	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
32	.	.	PUNCT	_	31 form	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carry	to-infinitive	seeds not said here	pollen		the male part of a flower		to the female part or another flower	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent pollen=Theme from part=Initial_Location to part=Destination
2	form	can	seeds						vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Example 1

Bees pollinate flowers while they collect nectar.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bees	bee	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 pollinate	nsubj
2	pollinate	pollinate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	flowers	flower	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 pollinate	obj
4	while	while	SCONJ	_	6 collect	mark
5	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 collect	nsubj
6	collect	collect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 pollinate	advcl
7	nectar	nectar	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 collect	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 pollinate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pollinate	present	Bees	flowers					tree rules
2	collect	present	Bees = bee	nectar					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nectar=Theme

Example 2

The wind pollinates grasses.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 wind	det
2	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pollinates	nsubj
3	pollinates	pollinate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	grasses	grass	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 pollinates	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pollinates	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pollinate	present	the wind	grasses					tree rules

Example 3

Without bees to pollinate them, apple trees would have few apples.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Without	without	SCONJ	_	4 pollinate	mark
2	bees	bee	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 pollinate	nsubj
3	to	to	PART	_	4 pollinate	mark
4	pollinate	pollinate	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 pollinate	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 have	punct
7	apple	apple	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 trees	compound
8	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 have	nsubj
9	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 have	aux
10	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 pollinate	parataxis
11	few	few	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 apples	amod
12	apples	apple	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 have	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 pollinate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pollinate	to-infinitive	bees	them = they					tree rules
2	have	would	apple trees	few apples					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Patient

Example 4

Brightly coloured flowers attract insects to pollinate them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Brightly	brightly	ADV	_	2 coloured	advmod
2	coloured	coloured	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 flowers	amod
3	flowers	flower	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 attract	nsubj
4	attract	attract	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	insects	insect	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 attract	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 pollinate	mark
7	pollinate	pollinate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 attract	advcl
8	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 pollinate	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 attract	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	attract	present	coloured flowers	insects					vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insect=Patient
2	pollinate	to-infinitive	coloured flowers not said here	insects = insect					tree rules

Example 5

Farmers bring hives to the fields to pollinate the crops.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Farmers	farmer	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 bring	nsubj
2	bring	bring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	hives	hive	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 bring	obj
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 fields	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 fields	det
6	fields	field	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 bring	obl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 pollinate	mark
8	pollinate	pollinate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 bring	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 crops	det
10	crops	crop	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 pollinate	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bring	present	Farmers	hives		the fields			vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent hive=Theme to field=Destination
2	pollinate	to-infinitive	Farmers not said here	the crops					tree rules

Example 6

Hummingbirds pollinate some flowers with long tubes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hummingbirds	hummingbird	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 pollinate	nsubj
2	pollinate	pollinate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	4 flowers	det
4	flowers	flower	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 pollinate	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 tubes	case
6	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 tubes	amod
7	tubes	tube	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 pollinate	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 pollinate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pollinate	present	Hummingbirds	some flowers				with long tubes	tree rules

Example 7

Pollen from one flower can pollinate another.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pollen	pollen	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pollinate	nsubj
2	from	from	ADP	_	4 flower	case
3	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 flower	nummod
4	flower	flower	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Pollen	nmod
5	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 pollinate	aux
6	pollinate	pollinate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	6 pollinate	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 pollinate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pollinate	can	Pollen from one flower	another					tree rules

Example 8

After a flower is pollinated, it grows seeds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	SCONJ	_	5 pollinated	mark
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 flower	det
3	flower	flower	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 pollinated	nsubj:pass
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 pollinated	aux:pass
5	pollinated	pollinate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 grows	advcl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 pollinated	punct
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 grows	nsubj
8	grows	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	seeds	seed	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 grows	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 grows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pollinate	present · passive		a flower					tree rules
2	grow	present	flower	seeds					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location seed=Theme

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