pollinate

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While some bee-keepers aim only to produce honey, many others rent out their hives to farmers who need the insects to pollinate their crops.

From BBC • May 31, 2025

The discovery of a unique case where the same insect species both pollinate a plant and distribute its seeds not only solves a long-standing botanical mystery.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

Insects pollinate plants, provide critical protein for all kinds of baby birds and nourish the soil.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2024

Ostensibly, it’s a song about bees looking for flowers to pollinate, but the opening lines make it clear that this is more than a nature documentary:

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024

“Exactly. That’s what monoculture means: Everything the same. After enough orchids build up in an area, there aren’t enough hummingbirds to pollinate them. You know, to spread the seeds.”

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld