Organism Function
pollination Audio
pol·li·na·tion [ pol-uh-ney-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Plant Physiological Phenomena; Reproduction
Definitions related to pollination:
  • The cascade of biological processes occurring in plants beginning when the pollen lands on the female reproductive organs of a plant and continuing up to, but not including, fertilization, as defined by sperm-egg cell fusion.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • The transfer of POLLEN grains (male gametes) to the plant ovule (female gamete).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Pollination, transfer of pollen grains from the stamens, the flower parts that produce them, to the ovule-bearing organs or to the ovules (seed precursors) themselves. In plants such as conifers and cycads, in which the ovules are exposed, the pollen is simply caught in a drop of fluid secreted by...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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