allotropous

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adjective

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

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Meanings

adjectiveallotropous (comparative more allotropous, superlative most allotropous)

comparative more allotropous · superlative most allotropous

  1. biologyPertaining to a flower which attracts a large range of different insects to feed on its nectar.
  2. biologyPertaining 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.

Origin

From allo- + -tropous.

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allotropous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allotropous

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“allotropous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allotropous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allotropous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allotropous.

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