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anemophily

anemophily noun: a form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.

Noun

anemophily (uncountable)

  1. A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
    • Petaly is apparently correlated with entomophily, and apetaly with anemophily.1899, John Merle Coulter, M. S. Coulter, Charles Reid Barnes, Botanical Gazette, volume 28, page 281
    Synonyms:
    anemogamy

anemophily meaning in Tamil

anemophily in Tamil

காற்றுவழி மகரந்தச்சேர்க்கை, காற்றுநாட்டம், காற்றினால் பெறும் இனப்பொலிவு

Synonyms of anemophily

Origin of anemophily

From anemo- (“wind”) + -phily (“liking for”).

Questions about anemophily

What does anemophily mean?
Anemophily means a form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
What is anemophily in Tamil?
Anemophily in Tamil is காற்றுவழி மகரந்தச்சேர்க்கை, காற்றுநாட்டம், காற்றினால் பெறும் இனப்பொலிவு. See Anemophily meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is anemophily?
Anemophily is a noun.

Words near anemophily in the dictionary

  1. anemony
  2. anemophile
  3. anemophiles
  4. anemophilous
  5. anemophilously
  6. anemophily
  7. anemophobia
  8. anemophobic
  9. anemophylous
  10. anemophyte
  11. anemophytes

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