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pollenation vs impregnation

impregnation vs pollenation

pollenation and impregnation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pollenation Yes No No No
impregnation Yes No No No
As nouns, impregnation is a hypernym of pollenation; that is, impregnation is a word with a broader meaning than pollenation:
  • pollenation: transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant
  • impregnation: creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
Other hypernyms of pollenation include fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization.
pollenation (noun) impregnation (noun)
transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
the process of totally saturating something with a substance
material with which something is impregnated
Difference between pollenation and impregnation

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