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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
pollinate flowers (= give a flower or plant pollen so that it can produce seeds )
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Various insects pollinate the flowers.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Bees help pollinate more than 100 crop plants in the United States.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Fruit will not develop unless the female blooms are pollinated.
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Furthermore, robbers compete with pollinating insects, so the plant has less chance of being pollinated.
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Hummingbirds eat nectar, which is produced by flowers to lure pollinating insects and birds.
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So, perhaps another type of pollinating bee would work?
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The famous Bramleys Seedling cooker will not pollinate others, thus two others from the same group are needed.
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The red maples probably are pollinated by both the wind and insects.
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To ensure adequate pollination select at least three varieties that pollinate each other.
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Without the petals removed, it was impossible for insects to do any pollinating.