What is "entomophilous"

Entomophilous \En`to*moph"i*lous\, a. [Gr. ? insect + ? a lover.] (Bot.) Fertilized by the agency of insects; -- said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by insects.

a. Of, pertaining to, or pollinated by means of entomophily.

adj. of flowering plants (especially orchids etc) that are pollinated by insects [ant: anemophilous]