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barochory

barochory noun: the dispersal of seeds, spores, or fruit by gravity alone.

Noun

barochory (uncountable)

  1. The dispersal of seeds, spores, or fruit by gravity alone.

Origin of barochory

From baro- + -chory.

Words formed from barochory

Questions about barochory

What does barochory mean?
Barochory means the dispersal of seeds, spores, or fruit by gravity alone.
What part of speech is barochory?
Barochory is a noun.

Words near barochory in the dictionary

  1. Barochi
  2. barochore
  3. barochores
  4. barochoric
  5. barochorous
  6. barochory
  7. Barocio
  8. Barocios
  9. barock
  10. barocline
  11. baroclinic

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