anemophilous

[ an-uh-mof-uh-luhs ]

adjective

, Botany, Mycology.

1. fertilized by wind-borne pollen or spores.

anemophilous

/ ˌænɪˈmɒfɪləs /

adjective

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

anemophilous

/ ăn′ə-mŏf′ə-ləs /

1. Pollinated by the wind.

Derived Forms

• ˌaneˈmophily, noun

Other Words From

• ane·mophi·ly noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of anemophilous¹

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

Example Sentences

These plants are called anemophilous—that is, wind-loving, as though grateful to the wind for carrying their p. 6pollen without payment. 

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The genus Plantago, like Thalictrum minus, Poterium, and others, well illustrate the change from an entomophilous to the anemophilous state.

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Dissemination is effected by the agency of water, of air, of animals—and fruits and seeds are therefore grouped in respect of this as hydrophilous, anemophilous and zooidiophilous.

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Considering these facts, it is not so surprising as it at first appears that all, or nearly all, the stigmas of anemophilous plants should receive pollen brought to them by mere chance by the wind.

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Delpino states that this plant presents in Italy three forms, which graduate from an anemophilous into an entomophilous condition.

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