pollinator
noun
pol·li·na·tor
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Definition of pollinator
Examples of pollinator in a Sentence
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These bees seldom sting and are very important garden pollinators. — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, "September gardening: 22 things to do this month," 5 Sep. 2019 Bees are supreme pollinators because of what their babies eat. — Paige Embry, Scientific American, "Surprise: Bees Need Meat," 23 Aug. 2019 According to River Forest sustainability commission chair Julie Moller, 15 pollinator gardens were installed in public and private locations in the village last year through the program. — Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, "River Forest receives $5,000 grant for Green Block Parties program," 30 July 2019 They’ve added raised beds for growing vegetables, a pollinator garden, fruit trees, and a chicken coop. — Samantha Weiss Hills, Curbed, "Embracing indoor-outdoor living in the South Carolina marshlands," 29 July 2019 Pesticides have been causing mass die-offs of bees that play Oscar-caliber supporting roles as pollinators in food production; now climate change is making life even harder for these beneficial insects. — Amanda Little, Time, "Climate Change Is Likely to Devastate the Global Food Supply. But There's Still Reason to Be Hopeful," 28 Aug. 2019 In collaboration with the Plants for Pollinators program at The Woodlands Township, residents can register their gardens as pollinator-friendly. — Jane Stueckemann, Houston Chronicle, "Free milkweed giveaway in The Woodlands to grow monarch butterfly population," 26 Aug. 2019 Around three fourths of the earth’s flowering plants and crops benefit from animal pollinators, including 87 of the 115 leading global food crops. — Paige Embry, Scientific American, "Surprise: Bees Need Meat," 23 Aug. 2019 Shutt leads the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest’s native plant and pollinator program crew. — Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Hive five! Scientists make un-bee-lievable discovery of rare cuckoo bee in Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pollinator.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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