Entomophilous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Entomophilous \En`to*moph"i*lous\, a. [Gr. ? insect + ? a
     lover.] (Bot.)
     Fertilized by the agency of insects; -- said of plants in
     which the pollen is carried to the stigma by insects.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  entomophilous
       adj : of flowering plants (especially orchids etc) that are
             pollinated by insects [ant: {anemophilous}]