Definition of Entomophilous. Meaning of Entomophilous. Synonyms of Entomophilous

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Definition of Entomophilous

Entomophilous
Entomophilous En`to*moph"i*lous, a. [Gr. ? insect + ? a lover.] (Bot.) Fertilized by the agency of insects; -- said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by insects.

Meaning of Entomophilous from wikipedia

- plants are generalists, being pollinated by insects in several orders. Entomophilous plant species have frequently evolved mechanisms to make themselves...
- of enormous numbers of pollen grains. This distinguishes them from entomophilous and zoophilous species (whose pollen is spread by insects and vertebrates...
- po****tions. Most commonly, flowers are insect-pollinated, known as entomophilous; literally "insect-loving" in Gr****. To attract these insects flowers...
- and New Zealand, where it is regarded as invasive. Acanthus mollis is entomophilous, pollinated only by bees or bumble bees large enough to force their...
- attraction to tears Dendrophilia: preference of trees or other plants Entomophilous: adapted for pollination by insects Extremophilia: preference of living...
- the upper lip of the corolla, but lie over the inferior lip. After entomophilous pollination, the corolla falls off and four round achenes develop inside...
- dichotomous, dichotomy, ectomy, entomology, entomomancy, entomophagous, entomophilous, epitome, monatomic, pentatomic, polyatomic, polytomy, Temnospondyli...
- Anemophilous flowering plants generally have incon****uous flowers. Entomophilous (literally insect-loving) plants produce pollen that is relatively heavy...
- three times longer than the calyx. These plants are hermaphroditic and entomophilous, and their flowering period extends from April through July. Their legumes...
- within a few hours of the flower opening. The flowers are primarily entomophilous (insect-pollinated), but can occasionally be anemophilous (wind-pollinated)...