A pollenizer or polleniser, sometimes pollinizer or polliniser (see spelling differences) is a plant that provides pollen. In American English, the words pollenizer and pollinator are often confused: A pollinator is the biotic agent that moves the pollen, such as bees, moths, bats, and birds. In UK English it's quite correct to refer to different varieties as 'pollinators'. Bees are normally referred to as 'pollinating insects'. The verb form to pollenize, is to be the source of pollen, or to b… (More on Pollenizer) |