Definition of anemophilous in English:
anemophilous
adjectiveˌanɪˈmɒfɪləsˌænəˈmɑfələs
Botany (of a plant) wind-pollinated.
Example sentencesExamples
- Members of the Glumiflorae are anemophilous, or ‘wind-loving.’
- In addition, a very detailed pollen record has been obtained for this anemophilous species, because it has colonized western and northern Europe relatively late during the Holocene.
- A basic uniformity in floral as well as vegetative characters probably relates to an anemophilous habit.
- Generally, starchy pollen has been considered a feature of wind-pollinated (anemophilous) flowering plants, whereas insect-pollinated species show a greater or lesser replacement of starch by sugar or lipids.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Greek anemos 'wind' + -philous (see -philia).
Definition of anemophilous in US English:
anemophilous
adjectiveˌænəˈmɑfələsˌanəˈmäfələs
Botany (of a plant) wind-pollinated.
Example sentencesExamples
- In addition, a very detailed pollen record has been obtained for this anemophilous species, because it has colonized western and northern Europe relatively late during the Holocene.
- A basic uniformity in floral as well as vegetative characters probably relates to an anemophilous habit.
- Generally, starchy pollen has been considered a feature of wind-pollinated (anemophilous) flowering plants, whereas insect-pollinated species show a greater or lesser replacement of starch by sugar or lipids.
- Members of the Glumiflorae are anemophilous, or ‘wind-loving.’
Origin
Late 19th century: from Greek anemos ‘wind’ + -philous (see -philia).