anemophilous

Adjective

Meaning

of flowering plants (especially grasses etc) that are pollinated by the wind

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Examples

The flowers are usually hermaphroditic — maize being an important exception—and anemophilous or wind-pollinated. Source: Internet

The seeds are mostly small and winged, and are anemophilous (wind-dispersed), but some are larger and have only a vestigial wing, and are bird -dispersed (see below). Source: Internet

This transfer can be mediated by the wind, in which case the plant is described as anemophilous (literally wind-loving). Source: Internet

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