zoochore

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From zoo- +‎ -chore.

Noun[edit]

zoochore (plural zoochores)

  1. (botany) A plant whose seeds, spores, or fruit are dispersed by animals.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

zoo- +‎ -chore.

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Adjective[edit]

zoochore (plural zoochores)

  1. (botany) zoochorous
    Hyponyms: anthropochore, entomochore, ornithocore, saurochore

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Further reading[edit]

  • Jouy, Alain & De Foucault, Bruno, 2019. Dictionnaire illustré de botanique. Biotope Éditions, Mèze, →ISBN., p. 294.