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barochore

barochore noun: an organism that spreads by weight, as by the weight of a nut that falls from a tree and is not eaten by animals.

Noun

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.
    • Most of these species are myrmecochores, auto- and barochores (short distance dispersors).2012, A. Teller, Responses of Forest Ecosystems to Environmental Changes, page 437

Forms of barochore

pluralbarochores

Origin of barochore

From baro- + -chore.

Questions about barochore

What does barochore mean?
Barochore means an organism that spreads by weight, as by the weight of a nut that falls from a tree and is not eaten by animals.
What part of speech is barochore?
Barochore is a noun.
What is the plural of barochore?
The plural of barochore is barochores.

Words near barochore in the dictionary

  1. barochambers
  2. Baroche
  3. barochemoreceptor
  4. barochemoreceptors
  5. Barochi
  6. barochore
  7. barochores
  8. barochoric
  9. barochorous
  10. barochory
  11. Barocio

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