entomophile

Meanings

Adjective

  • Being transported by insects, rather than carried on the air.
  • Having such pollen.

Noun

  • A flower whose pollen is transported by insects, rather than carried on the air.
  • A person who likes insects.

Origin

  • From entomo- + -phile; hence literally “insect-loving”.

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