noun
- an agent or organism that pollinates flowers, especially an insect such as a bee
Usage: also called pollinator; commonly used in agriculture and horticulture
Examples
- Bees are the most important pollinizers for many fruit and vegetable crops.
- Without pollinizers, apple trees would not produce fruit.
- Farmers often keep hives of honeybees as pollinizers for their fields.
- Butterflies and moths serve as pollinizers for flowering plants.
- The decline in pollinizers has raised concerns about food production.