ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Allotropous

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Allotropous is an adjective meaning (botany) Pertaining to a flower which attracts a large range of different insects to feed on its nectar.

Meaning

(botany) Pertaining to a flower which attracts a large range of different insects to feed on its nectar.

More Meanings

  1. (biology) Pertaining to an insect which is attracted to flowers of a large range of different species of plant, or an insect which does not feed exclusively on one type of flower.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include polyanthous, oligotropic, polyphagous, nectarophagous, polylectic, melittophilous.

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