Sesame Street
Nancy O'Dell: Pollinate
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Nancy Odell explains the word "pollinate."
Nancy Odell explains the word "pollinate."
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Sesame Street
Nancy O'Dell: Pollinate
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Nancy Odell explains the word "pollinate."
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GET THE INSIDE SCOOP ON THE WORD "POLLINATE."
- ♪ HELLO ♪ - HELLO.
NOW TELL US, FLOWER, WHAT DOES THE WORD POLLINATE MEAN?
- POLLINATE?
- POLLINATE.
- I HAVE NO IDEA.
- OK.
I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT.
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT EMBARRASSING.
I REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT POLLINATE MEANS.
- BZZ.
PARDON ME, EXCUSE ME.
BEE COLLECTING POLLEN HERE.
- OH.
WAIT A MINUTE.
THAT BEE JUST MENTIONED POLLEN, AND THE WORLD POLLEN IS IN THE WORD POLLINATE, SO MAYBE WE CAN FIND OUT WHAT POLLINATION IS YET.
EXCUSE ME, MR. BEE.
SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT POLLEN?
- WELL, IF YOU MUST KNOW, I'M TAKING THE POLLEN FROM THIS FLOWER TO ANOTHER FLOWER TO HELP MAKE MORE FLOWERS GROW.
- ISN'T THAT INTERESTING?
I ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT HE DID WITH MY POLLEN.
- AND WHAT DO YOU CALL IT WHEN YOU TAKE POLLEN FROM ONE FLOWER TO ANOTHER FLOWER TO HELP MAKE MORE FLOWERS GROW?
- POLLINATION OF COURSE!
- GET OUT OF TOWN!
THAT'S POLLINATION?
- YOU BET YOUR STAMEN IT IS.
- AH.
YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST, FOLKS.
TO POLLINATE MEANS TO TAKE POLLEN FROM ONE FLOWER TO ANOTHER FLOWER TO HELP MAKE MORE FLOWERS GROW.
- YUP.
NOW IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I GOT TO KEEP ON POLLINATING.
BZZZZ!
- POLLINATE!
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