noun
pollen transfer; pollination
Technical term used in botany and ecology for the carrying of pollen by insects, birds, wind, etc. Often used in compound words like 送粉者 (pollinator).
ミツバチは重要な送粉者である。
Honeybees are important pollinators.
風による送粉を風媒という。
Pollen transfer by wind is called anemophily.
Compound of 送 (send, carry) and 粉 (powder, pollen). A modern technical coinage for pollen transfer.