French word

pollinisateur

Pronunciation

IPA/pɔlinizatœʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounpollinator

Example

Les abeilles sont des pollinisateurs essentiels pour les cultures.

Bees are essential pollinators for crops.

Illustration for pollinisateur (pollinator)

More examples

Les papillons et les abeilles sont des pollinisateurs importants dans le jardin.

Butterflies and bees are important pollinators in the garden.

Core concept

A living link between blossoms that picks up pollen and deposits it on another flower.

Common phrases

  • protéger les pollinisateurs

    protect pollinators

  • les pollinisateurs essentiels

    essential pollinators

  • abeilles et autres pollinisateurs

    bees and other pollinators

Similar words

abeille: A small insect that gathers nectar and pollen from flowers.
insecte: A small animal with six legs and a body divided into three parts.
papillon: A colorful insect with delicate wings that flies near flowers.

Definition in French

Organisme, souvent un insecte, qui transporte le pollen d'une fleur à une autre et permet la pollinisation.

Word origin

The noun pollinisateur is formed from polliniser, itself built from pollen with the verb-forming suffix -iser and the agent suffix -ateur.

Usage tips

  • In everyday French, pollinisateur can sound technical, so a speaker may instead name the organism, such as une abeille or un insecte.

Related words

  • pollinisationpollinationnoun
  • polliniserpollinateverb

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