pollinated by or having spores distributed by insects
Derived forms
entomophily
noun
Word origin
[1875–80; entomo- + -philous]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: fan-tan, graph, massage, musical chairs, slime mold-philous is a combining form meaning “liking,” “having an affinity for” the thing specifiedby the initial element. Other words that use the affix -philous include: ammophilous, anemophilous, tropophilous, xerophilous, xylophilous
Examples of 'entomophilous' in a sentence
entomophilous
Unfortunately, despite the entomophilous flower traits, the insect visitors appeared sporadically.
Bożena Denisow, Monika Strzałkowska-Abramek 2014, 'Characteristics of blooming and pollen in flowers of two Syringa species (f. Oleaceae)',Acta Agrobotanicahttps://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/aa/article/view/2880. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In the pollen of nectariferous plants, 17 anemophilous and 12 entomophilous taxa were found.
Ernest Stawiarz 2012, 'Pollen of non-nectariferous plants in the microscopic image of honyes of some communesof the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship', Acta Agrobotanicahttps://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/aa/article/view/1616. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Melittophily accounted for 52.24% of the entomophilous species.
Daniela Tábita de Lavor, Aretuza Bezerra Brito Ramos 2016, 'Preliminary study of the pollination syndromes in a fragment of the Caatinga, in PE,Brazil', Biotemashttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/2175-7925.2016v29n4p19. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In all, the flowers display a mix of anemophilous and entomophilous traits.
A.J. Solomon Raju, Rajendra Kumar 2016, 'On the reproductive ecology of Suaeda maritima, S. monoica and S. nudiflora (Chenopodiaceae).',Journal of Threatened Taxahttp://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2275. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The flowers are entomophilous and being visited by 21 bee species.
Mariluza A. Granja e Barros 2002, 'Floração sincrônica e sistemas reprodutivos em quatro espécies de Kielmeyera Mart.(Guttiferae) The synchronous flowering and the breeding systems of four species ofKielmeyera Mart. (Guttiferae)', Acta Botânica Brasílicahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062002000100013. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
All three species are anemophilous and entomophilous.
Aluri Jacob Solomon Raju, Chappidi Prasada Rao 2018, 'Reproductive ecology of Allmania nodiflora, Celosia argentea var. margaritacea, andDigera muricata (Amaranthaceae)', Botanica Serbicahttp://botanicaserbica.bio.bg.ac.rs/arhiva/pdf/2018_42_2_716_full.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Plants prevented from entomophilous pollination showed inbreeding depression with a strong decrease in seed-set.
Giovanni Benelli, Stefano Benvenuti, Pier Luigi Scaramozzino, Angelo Canale 2017, 'Food for honeybees? Pollinators and seed set of Anthyllis barba-jovis L. (Fabaceae)in arid coastal areas of the Mediterranean basin', Saudi Journal of Biological Scienceshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X1730027X. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The floral traits of entomophilous (mellittophilous, myiophilous, cantharophilous, sphyngophilous/psychophilous) as well as ornithophilous orchid species are highlighted.
T.M. Cherevchenko, L.I. Buyun, L.А. Kovalska 2010, 'Adaptations of orchids (Orchidaceae Juss.) for pollination', Інтродукція Рослинhttp://www.plantintroduction.org/index.php/pi/article/view/599. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
There were represented by nectariferous (72.1%) and nonnectariferous plants (27.9%)and both entomophilous and anemophilous ones.
Wróblewska Anna, Stawiarz Ernest 2015, 'Botanical Characteristics of Polish Honeys from Natura 2000 Habitats', Journal of Apicultural Sciencehttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/jas.2015.59.issue-1/jas-2015-0003/jas-2015-0003.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)