1. a plant that provides pollen for fertilizing another plant
Usage: botanical; agriculture

Examples

• Apple orchards require pollenizer trees to ensure good fruit production.
• The farmer planted cherry pollenizers throughout the orchard.
• Without proper pollenizers, the almond trees would not bear nuts.
• Different varieties of pear trees serve as pollenizers for each other.
• The nursery recommended specific pollenizer cultivars for the main crop.
• Commercial fruit growers carefully select pollenizer varieties for optimal yields.