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allotropous

allotropous adjective: pertaining to a flower which attracts a large range of different insects to feed on its nectar.

Adjective

allotropous (comparative more allotropous, superlative most allotropous)

  1. Pertaining to a flower which attracts a large range of different insects to feed on its nectar.
  2. Pertaining to an insect which is attracted to flowers of a large range of different species of plant, or an insect which does not feed exclusively on one type of flower.

Forms of allotropous

comparativemore allotropous
superlativemost allotropous

Origin of allotropous

From allo- + -tropous.

Questions about allotropous

What does allotropous mean?
Allotropous means pertaining to a flower which attracts a large range of different insects to feed on its nectar.
What part of speech is allotropous?
Allotropous is an adjective.

Words near allotropous in the dictionary

  1. allotropisms
  2. allotropize
  3. allotropized
  4. allotropizes
  5. allotropizing
  6. allotropous
  7. allotropy
  8. allots
  9. allottable
  10. allotted
  11. allottee

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