anemophilous

American  

[an-uh-mof-uh-luhs] / ˌæn əˈmɒf ə ləs /

adjective

Botany, Mycology.

1. fertilized by wind-borne pollen or spores.

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anemophilous British  

/ ˌænɪˈmɒfɪləs /

adjective

1. (of flowering plants such as grasses) pollinated by the wind Compare entomophilous

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anemophilous Scientific  

/ ăn′ə-mŏf′ə-ləs /

1. Pollinated by the wind.

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Other Word Forms

• anemophily noun

Etymology

Origin of anemophilous

First recorded in 1870–75; anemo- + -philous

Example Sentences

Therefore the earliest terrestrial plants known to us, namely, the Coniferae and Cycadiae, no doubt were anemophilous, like the existing species of these same groups.

From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles

Delpino states that this plant presents in Italy three forms, which graduate from an anemophilous into an entomophilous condition.

From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Darwin, Charles

In the above two classes taken together there are thirty-eight anemophilous and thirty-six entomophilous genera; whereas in the great mass of hermaphrodite plants the proportion of anemophilous to entomophilous genera is extremely small.

From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles

Such cases are, however, intelligible, as almost all plants require to be occasionally intercrossed; and if any entomiphilous species ceased to be visited by insects, it would probably perish unless it were rendered anemophilous.

From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles

Dissemination is effected by the agency of water, of air, of animals—and fruits and seeds are therefore grouped in respect of this as hydrophilous, anemophilous and zooidiophilous.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various