- 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.
Wind-fertilized
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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
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