different between pollinate vs ostiole
pollinate
English
Etymology
From pollin- (“pollen”, stem form) +? -ate.
Verb
pollinate (third-person singular simple present pollinates, present participle pollinating, simple past and past participle pollinated)
- To apply pollen to (a stigma).
Derived terms
- self-pollinating
Translations
Adjective
pollinate
- (zoology) Pollinose.
References
- pollinate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
pollinate From the web:
- what pollinates
- what pollinates flowers
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- what pollinates strawberries
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ostiole
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ostiolum.
Noun
ostiole (plural ostioles)
- (mycology) A small hole or opening through which certain fungi release their mature spores.
- (botany) A similar hole or opening in plants, such as the opening of the involuted fig inflorescence through which fig wasps enter to pollinate and breed.
Derived terms
- ostiolar
- ostiolate
Anagrams
- Osloite, looties, oolites, oölites, stoolie, toolies
ostiole From the web:
- what does ostiole mean
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