anemophilous

anemophilous
anemophilous anemophilous adj. 1. pollinated by the wind; -- of flowering plants; especially grasses etc. {entomophilous} [WordNet 1.5]

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  • anemophilous — [an΄ə mä′fə ləs] adj. pollinated by the wind anemophily n …   English World dictionary

  • anemophilous plant — vėjadulkis augalas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Vėjo nešamų žiedadulkių apdulkinamas augalas. atitikmenys: angl. anemophilous plant rus. анемофильное растение ryšiai: sinonimas – anemofilinis augalas …   Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • anemophilous — adjective Date: 1874 pollinated by wind …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • anemophilous — anemophily, n. /an euh mof euh leuhs/, adj. Bot., Mycol. fertilized by wind borne pollen or spores. [1870 75; ANEMO + PHILOUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • anemophilous — adjective pollinated by the wind …   Wiktionary

  • anemophilous — pollinated by wind Love and Attraction …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • anemophilous — [ˌanɪ mɒfɪləs] adjective Botany pollinated by the wind. Derivatives anemophily noun Origin C19: from Gk anemos wind + philous (see philia) …   English new terms dictionary

  • anemophilous — an·e·moph·i·lous …   English syllables

  • anemophilous — an•e•moph•i•lous [[t]ˌæn əˈmɒf ə ləs[/t]] adj. bot fng fertilized by wind borne pollen or spores • Etymology: 1870–75 an e•moph′i•ly, n …   From formal English to slang

  • anemophilous — /ænəˈmɒfələs/ (say anuh mofuhluhs) adjective (of seed plants) fertilised by windborne pollen. {anemo + philous; literally, wind loving} –anemophily, noun …  

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