anemophily

English

Etymology

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

Noun

anemophily (uncountable)

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

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