- Wind-fertilized
- Wind-fertilized Wind"-fer`ti*lized, a. (Bot.) Anemophilous; fertilized by pollen borne by the wind. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
wind-fertilized — ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: wind (I) + fertilized, past participle of fertilize : anemophilous … Useful english dictionary
wind-pollinated — [wind′päl′ə nāt΄id] adj. Bot. fertilized by pollen carried by the wind … English World dictionary
wind-pol|li|nat|ed — «WIHND POL uh nay tihd», adjective. fertilized by pollen carried by the wind; anemophilous … Useful english dictionary
Anemorphilous — An e*morph i*lous, a. [Gr. a nemos wind + fi los lover.] (Bot.) Fertilized by the agency of the wind; said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by the wind; wind Fertilized. Lubbock. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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pollination — /pol euh nay sheuhn/, n. Bot. the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma. [1870 75; POLLINATE + ION] * * * Transfer of pollen grains in seed plants from the stamens, where they form, to the pistil. Pollination is required for… … Universalium