Pollinator

A pollinator is the agent that moves pollen from the male anthers of a flower to the female stigma of a flower to accomplish fertilization or syngamy of the female gamete in the ovule of the flower by the male gamete from the pollen grain. Though the terms are sometimes confused, a pollinator is different from a pollenizer, which is a plant that is a source of pollen for the pollination process.

Related Topics:
Pollen - Anther - Flower - Stigma - Fertilization - Gamete - Ovule - Pollenizer

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