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anemophilous
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anemophilous [¦an·ə¦mäf·ə·ləs]
(botany)
Pollinated by wind-carried pollen.


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insects, birds, bats), but it can shift with little or no modification to anemophily.
Gynodioecy has also been reported for Pernettya prostrata [called Gaultheria myrsinoides Kunth by Middleton (1991)] from Ecuador and in the mountains of temperate Argentina/Chile, forcing outcrossing with insect vectors or resulting in anemophily (Anderson et al.
Anemophily is regarded as an ancient mechanism for pollination, especially among conifers (Sporne, 1965).
 
 
 
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