pollinator
noun
pol·li·na·tor
ˈpä-lə-ˌnā-tər 
: one that pollinates: such as
a
: an agent (such as an insect) that pollinates flowers
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But before long there were also scientific references to keystone herbivores, keystone plants, keystone pollinators, even keystone pathogens.
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Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024
California buckwheat is a pollinator crowd pleaser, as is encelia.
—Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 9 May 2024
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Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024
California buckwheat is a pollinator crowd pleaser, as is encelia.
—Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 9 May 2024
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pollinator
noun
pol·li·na·tor
ˈpäl-ə-ˌnāt-ər
: something (as an insect) that pollinates flowers
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