Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
hydrophilia .
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- noun A form of
pollination wherebypollen isdistributed by theflow ofwaters , particularly inrivers andstreams .
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The flowers of most aquatic angiosperms must be elevated above the water in order for pollination to occur; entomophily is pollination by insects and anemophily is by wind; very rarely does pollen transfer occur underwater (hydrophily).
Macrophytes 2007
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