pollinator

«pollinator» in Mova's school dictionary: an animal, usually an insect like a bee, butterfly or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a pollinator, pollinators)

meaning for a pupil

1) A pollinator is an animal, usually an insect like a bee, butterfly or moth, that carries pollen from one flower to another so the plant can make seeds and fruit. tree →

2) Some birds (like hummingbirds), bats and even the wind can act as pollinators. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons on plants and life cycles, pollinators are vital: without them, many fruits and vegetables would not grow. In environment lessons, pollinators like bees are in danger from loss of wildflowers and pesticides, so schools plant bee-friendly gardens. Phrases: «pollinator garden», «important pollinators», «attract pollinators».

examples

• Bees are the best-known pollinators. tree →
• Hummingbirds are pollinators in the Americas. tree →
• We planted lavender to attract pollinators. tree →
• Without pollinators, there would be far fewer apples. tree →
• Moths are night-time pollinators. tree →
• Pesticides can harm pollinators. tree →
• Our school made a pollinator garden by the playground. tree →

note

Countable noun. Related: pollen (the yellow powder), pollinate (verb), pollination (the process). The wind is sometimes called a pollinator, but usually the word means animals.

In the corpora

• Apples, almonds, strawberries and coffee all need pollinators.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pollinator» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.