receive pollen; pistil pollination
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to receive pollen (said of a plant's pistil)
technicalUsed in botany to describe the pistil receiving pollen grains from the stamen. Distinct from 授粉 (pollination from the agent/stamen perspective) and 受精 (fertilization).
Fēng风
méi媒
zhí植
wù物
yī依
kào靠
fēng风
lì力
shòu受
fěn粉
。
Anemophilous plants rely on wind to receive pollen.
Cí雌
ruǐ蕊
yǐ已
jīng经
shòu受
fěn粉
，
zǐ子
fáng房
kāi开
shǐ始
péng膨
dà大
。
The pistil has received pollen, and the ovary is beginning to swell.
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Kūn昆
chóng虫
zài在
cǎi采
jí集
huā花
mì蜜
shí时
bāng帮
zhù助
huā花
duǒ朵
shòu受
fěn粉
。
Insects help flowers receive pollen while gathering nectar.
Zì自
huā花
shòu受
fěn粉
de的
zhí植
wù物
tōng通
cháng常
yí遗
chuán传
duō多
yàng样
xìng性
jiào较
dī低
。
Self-pollinating plants usually have lower genetic diversity.