English Explanatory Dictionary

anemochory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The dispersal of seeds, spores, or fruit by wind.
  2. The dispersal of young (mites, spiders, etc.) by wind.

Word forms

anemochory anemochoria

Etymology

From anemo- (“wind”) + -chory (“seed dispersal”).

Related words

anemochoric
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