Definitions For Allotropous

Adjective

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

Usage notes

This term is not synonymous with the chemistry terms allotropic and allotropical.

Etymology

Is Allotropous a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
17

The word Allotropous is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

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