barochore

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English

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Etymology

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baro- +‎ -chore

Noun

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barochore (plural barochores)

  1. An organism that spreads by weight, as by the weight of a nut that falls from a tree and is not eaten by animals.
    • 2012, A. Teller, Responses of Forest Ecosystems to Environmental Changes, page 437:
      Most of these species are myrmecochores, auto- and barochores (short distance dispersors).
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