acarophilous,a.Bot.|ækəˈrɒfɪləs| [f. as prec. + -philous, after entomophilousadj.] Applied to plants that are fertilized by the agency of mites. So acarophily|-ˈɒfɪlɪ|, acarophilous character. 1898Nature 3 Nov. 15/1 A number of cases of acarophily among ferns.