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Definition of Entomophilous
1. Adjective. Of flowering plants (especially orchids etc) that are pollinated by insects.
Definition of Entomophilous
1. a. Fertilized by the agency of insects; -- said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by insects.
Definition of Entomophilous
1. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, or pollinated by means of entomophily. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Entomophilous
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Entomophilous
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Entomophilous
Literary usage of Entomophilous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The variation of animals and plants under domestication by Charles Darwin (1877)
"... species—Conversion of anemophilous species into entomophilous — Origin of
nectar—Anemophilous plants generally have their sexes separated —Conversion of ..."
2. The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Charles Darwin (1876)
"... —Anemophilous species—Conversion of anemophilous species into entomophilous —
Origin of nectar—Anemophilous plants generally have their sexes separated ..."
3. Organography of Plants, Especially of the Archegoniata and Spermaphyta by Karl Goebel (1900)
"entomophilous plants.—In plants which occupy a position in which they are subjected
to a unilateral strong illumination, as for example on the edge of woods ..."
4. The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools by Asa Gray (1887)
"Insect-fertilizable or entomophilous flowers are those which are sought by insects,
for pollen or for nectar, or for both. Through their visits pollen is ..."
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