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ANEMOPHILOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anemophilous mean?
• ANEMOPHILOUS (adjective)
The adjective ANEMOPHILOUS has 1 sense:
1. of flowering plants (especially grasses etc) that are pollinated by the wind
Familiarity information: ANEMOPHILOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of flowering plants (especially grasses etc) that are pollinated by the wind
Antonym:
entomophilous (of flowering plants (especially orchids etc) that are pollinated by insects)
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