Re: Pollination or pollinization?

From: SCHLAUER@chemie.uni-wuerzburg.de
Date: Fri Jul 04 1997 - 09:03:20 PDT

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Date:          Fri, 4 Jul 1997 09:03:20 
From: SCHLAUER@chemie.uni-wuerzburg.de
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
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Subject:       Re: Pollination or pollinization?

Dear Fernando,

> What is the correct way to say this in English: pollination or
> pollinization? Or are both correct?

Pollination is correctly applied to the process of pollen *transfer*
from a (usually) dehisced anther to a stigma. Pollinization is used
inconsistently: correctly for pollen *release* or by mistake for
pollination.

Kind regards
Jan

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