acarophilousadj.

Brit.

/ˌakəˈrɒfᵻləs/, U.S.

/ˌækəˈrɑfələs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: Latin Acarus , -o- connective, -philous comb. form.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Acarus acarus n. + -o- connective + -philous comb. form, after German akarophil (A. Lundström 1887, in Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Upsaliensis Ser. III) and entomophilous adj. at entomo- comb. form .

Chiefly Botany.

That lives in or is adapted for a symbiotic relationship with mites; spec. (of a plant) pollinated by mites. Also: relating to or associated with such a relationship.

ΚΠ

1896 Nature 27 Aug. 403 Plants which Lundström and others describe with more or less accuracy as acarophilous.

1919 Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 39 99 This species [of wasp]..is very interesting as a new illustration of the strongly marked acarophilous structures.

1998 P. Jolivet Interrelationship Insects & Plants vii. 137 Acarophilous plants can be found in temperate and tropical climates.

Derivatives

ˌacaˈrophily n. [ < scientific Latin Acarus acarus n. + -o- connective + -phily comb. form, after acarophilous adj.] rare the condition or fact of being acarophilous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > pollination > involving particular type of agency

anemophily1879

acarophily1898

ornithophily1903

zoophily1904

hydrophily1920

zoochory1921

1898 Nature 3 Nov. 15/1 A number of cases of acarophily among ferns.

1996 tr. P. Jolivet Ants & Plants 202 The structural analogy between acarophily and myrmecophily.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acarophilous
释义	acarophilousadj. Brit. /ˌakəˈrɒfᵻləs/, U.S. /ˌækəˈrɑfələs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: Latin Acarus , -o- connective, -philous comb. form. Etymology: < scientific Latin Acarus acarus n. + -o- connective + -philous comb. form, after German akarophil (A. Lundström 1887, in Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Upsaliensis Ser. III) and entomophilous adj. at entomo- comb. form . Chiefly Botany. That lives in or is adapted for a symbiotic relationship with mites; spec. (of a plant) pollinated by mites. Also: relating to or associated with such a relationship. ΚΠ 1896 Nature 27 Aug. 403 Plants which Lundström and others describe with more or less accuracy as acarophilous. 1919 Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 39 99 This species [of wasp]..is very interesting as a new illustration of the strongly marked acarophilous structures. 1998 P. Jolivet Interrelationship Insects & Plants vii. 137 Acarophilous plants can be found in temperate and tropical climates. Derivatives ˌacaˈrophily n. [ < scientific Latin Acarus acarus n. + -o- connective + -phily comb. form, after acarophilous adj.] rare the condition or fact of being acarophilous. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > pollination > involving particular type of agency anemophily1879 acarophily1898 ornithophily1903 zoophily1904 hydrophily1920 zoochory1921 1898 Nature 3 Nov. 15/1 A number of cases of acarophily among ferns. 1996 tr. P. Jolivet Ants & Plants 202 The structural analogy between acarophily and myrmecophily. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1896
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