pollenation

Definitions of pollenation

1. noun

   transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant
   synonyms: pollination

   types:

   cross-pollination

   fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another

   self-pollination

   fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of the same flower

   cleistogamy

   the production of small nonopening self-pollinating flowers

   type of:

   fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization, impregnation

   creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant