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-chory

/ˌkɔɹiː/

-chory suffix: method of plant or seed dispersal.

Suffix

-chory

  1. Method of plant or seed dispersal.

Origin of -chory

From -chore + -y.

Questions about -chory

What does -chory mean?
-chory means method of plant or seed dispersal.
What part of speech is -chory?
-chory is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -chory?
-chory is pronounced /ˌkɔɹiː/.

Words near -chory in the dictionary

  1. -chology
  2. -choo
  3. -chore
  4. -choron
  5. -chorous
  6. -chory
  7. -chroic
  8. -chrome
  9. -chronous
  10. -chu
  11. -ci-

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