wind-pollinated

[ wind-pol-uh-ney-tid ]

adjectiveBotany.

being pollinated by airborne pollen.

Origin of wind-pollinated

First recorded in 1880–85

Other words from wind-pollinated

wind-pol·li·na·tion, noun

Words Nearby wind-pollinated

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How to use wind-pollinated in a sentence

Not only are the regular pollenizing insects doomed, but the density of those webs will choke out even wind pollinated grains.
Tabby | Winston Marks
The flowers, which are often unisexual, are wind-pollinated.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for wind-pollinated

wind-pollinated

adjective

(of certain plants) pollinated by wind-borne pollen

Derived forms of wind-pollinated

wind-pollination, noun

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