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Definition of: ornithophilous
(ôr′nə·thof′ə·ləs) adjective Bot.
Bird–loving: said of flowers that are adapted for or depend upon birds (usually hummingbirds) to transfer the pollen from the stamens to the stigma; bird–pollinated. [<ORNITHO- + -PHILOUS]
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