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(For example, a forested watershed could provide clean water and timber whether it was covered by a diverse native forest or a single-species plantation, but a single-species plantation may not provide significant levels of many other services, such as pollination, food, and cultural services.)
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When the wasp gets tricked by another orchid, the pollina are deposited and fertilization has occurred.
Prof. Steve Steve (invisible edition) at Evolution 2006 - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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I was right in the manner in which the pollen adheres to the hairy back of the humble-bee, and hence the force of the ejection of the pollina.
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 Charles Darwin 1845
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These orchids mimic female wasps, thereby enticing male wasps to come attempt to mate with them, at which point the clever orchid sticks its pollina on the wasp’s back.
Prof. Steve Steve (invisible edition) at Evolution 2006 - The Panda's Thumb 2006
biocon commented on the word pollina
L. pollina = plural of pollen.
November 11, 2018