wind-pollinated
[ wind-pol-uh-ney-tid ]
/ ˈwɪndˌpɒl əˌneɪ tɪd /
adjective Botany.
being pollinated by airborne pollen.
Origin of wind-pollinated
First recorded in 1880–85
OTHER WORDS FROM wind-pollinated
wind-pol·li·na·tion, nounWords nearby wind-pollinated
wind-borne,
wind-broken,
wind-chill,
wind-chill factor,
wind-down,
wind-pollinated,
wind-screen,
wind-shaken,
wind-sucking,
wind-swept,
windable
Example sentences from the Web for wind-pollinated
The flowers, which are often unisexual, are wind-pollinated.
British Dictionary definitions for wind-pollinated
wind-pollinated
adjective
(of certain plants) pollinated by wind-borne pollen