A pollenizer (polleniser) is a plant that provides pollen. 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. The verb form to pollenize, is to be the source of pollen, or to be the sire of the next plant generation. While some plants are capable of self pollenization, the term is more often used in pollination management as a plant that provides abundant, compatible, and viable pollen at the same… (More on Pollinizer)