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单词 anemophilous
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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.

Derivatives

  • anemophily

  • nounˌanəˈmɒfɪliˌænəˈmɑfəli
    Botany
    • In contrast, angiosperm have a wealth of pollination methods involving many different agents to transfer pollen, including insects, birds, bats, wind (anemophily), and water (hydrophily).
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Several pollination syndromes have been suggested to occur within the genus, including anemophily, epihydrophily (pollen transfer at the water surface), and hypohydrophily (entirely submersed pollination).
      • Some authors recognize anemophily as the principal pollination system for this family, while others indicate entomophily.
      • Vasquez studied pollination in A. vaginatum subsp. vaginatum in Mexico and concluded that anemophily predominated.
      • I am interested in understanding how the morphological and ecological associations of anemophily reflect the aerodynamic requirements for effective pollen export and import.

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).

 
 
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