单词 | zoidiophilous |
释义 | zoidiophilousadj. Biology. Of a plant, flower, etc.: pollinated by animals. Cf. zoophilous adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > characterized by pollination > involving specific agency anemophilous1871 ornithophilous1871 zoidiophilous1872 bee-fertilized1881 hydrophilous1883 1872 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 103 379 Delpino has been paying much attention to dichogamous flowers, and to the difference between those fertilized by the wind (anemophilous), or by insects (entomophilous), or by animals of whatever sort zoidiophilous, as he terms them. 1896 Univ. Toronto Q. 3 28 (heading) Zoidiophilous. The flowers of most Angiosperms are fertilized by certain animals which visit them. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 435/2 Many flowers..which are anemophilous may also be zooidiophilous. 1903 L. H. Pammel Ecology 50 Lemna minor differs from other zoidiophilous plants in that the perianth is greenish. 1973 Jrnl. Palynology 9 39/2 In most of the zoidiophilous taxa..pollen are somewhat larger, thick walled, variously sculptured and sticky. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1872 |
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