entomophilous
Adjective
Meaning
Fertilized by the agency of insects; -- said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by insects.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
entomogamous
pollinated by insects
insect-aided pollination
insect-assisted pollination
insect-carried pollination
insect-facilitated pollination
insect-guided pollination
insect-harbored pollination
insect-involved pollination
insect-fertilized
insect-pollinated
insect-borne pollination
insect-dependent pollination
insect-driven pollination
insect-mediated pollination
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Most cultivated plants with showy flowers are entomophilous and do not cause pollen allergies.
Since this plant is entomophilous (its pollen is dispersed by animals), its heavy, sticky pollen does not become independently airborne.