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Definition of Anemophilous
1. Adjective. Of flowering plants (especially grasses etc) that are pollinated by the wind.
Definition of Anemophilous
1. Adjective. pollinated by the wind ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Anemophilous
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Anemophilous
1. Pollinated by wind. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anemophilous
Literary usage of Anemophilous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Charles Darwin (1876)
"... power of such pollen —anemophilous species—Conversion of anemophilous species
into entomophilous — Origin of nectar—anemophilous plants generally have ..."
2. Plant-geography Upon a Physiological Basis by Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1903)
"Their frequent presence in windy localities. anemophilous devices for dispersal
of seeds. Importance in relation to distribution at great distances apart. ..."
3. Structural Botany: Or Organography on the Basis of Morphology. To which is by Asa Gray (1879)
"... or anemophilous flowers are mosti}' neutral or dull in color, destitute of
odor, and not nectariferous. Their principal structural adaptations to this ..."
4. The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools by Asa Gray (1887)
"Most flowers are in their whole structure adapted either to I he one or to the
other. 334. Wind-fertilizable or anemophilous flowers are more ..."
5. The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilization in the Vegetable Kingdom, by Charles Darwin (1889)
"... power of such pollen —anemophilous species—Conversion of anemophilous species
into entomophilous — Origin of nectar—anemophilous plants generally have ..."
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