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wind-pollinated

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wind-pollinated
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of certain plants) pollinated by wind-borne pollen
wind-pollination  n


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Florets of a pistillate spikelet will be wind-pollinated.
Grain staples are wind-pollinated, but most foodstuff that adds vitamins and antioxidants to our diets--apples, pears, cherries, plums, melons, cucumbers, zucchini, almonds, macadamia nuts, and so on--rely on cross pollination.
It's not likely that we would starve to death without pollinators, since most of our calories come from wind-pollinated or self-pollinated grains like wheat, rice, and corn, but our diets would be vitamin-poor and certainly dull.
 
 
 
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