anemophilous

American  

[an-uh-mof-uh-luhs] / ˌæn əˈmɒf ə ləs /

adjective

Botany, Mycology.

1. fertilized by wind-borne pollen or spores.

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anemophilous British  

/ ˌænɪˈmɒfɪləs /

adjective

1. (of flowering plants such as grasses) pollinated by the wind Compare entomophilous

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anemophilous Scientific  

/ ăn′ə-mŏf′ə-ləs /

1. Pollinated by the wind.

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Other Word Forms

• anemophily noun

Etymology

Origin of anemophilous

First recorded in 1870–75; anemo- + -philous

Example Sentences

It is also anemophilous, or is fertilised by the wind; and of such plants only the common beet had been tried.

From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles

In the class Monoecia of Linnaeus, Delpino shows that the species of twenty-eight genera are anemophilous, and of seventeen genera entomophilous.

From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles

It has acquired some anemophilous characters—e.g., increased stigmatic surface and exserted anthers. 

From Springtime and Other Essays by Darwin, Francis, Sir

Juglans regia. anemophilous plants. fertilisation of Plantago. excretion of nectar. secretion of nectar to defend the plant. anemophilous and entomophilous plants. dioecious plants.

From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles

We have also seen that as plants became more highly developed and affixed to the ground, they would be compelled to be anemophilous in order to intercross.

From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles