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pterochorous

pterochorous adjective: having "wings" that are used for dispersal by the wind.

Adjective

pterochorous (not comparable)

  1. Having "wings" that are used for dispersal by the wind

Origin of pterochorous

From ptero- + -chorous.

Questions about pterochorous

What does pterochorous mean?
Pterochorous means having "wings" that are used for dispersal by the wind.
What part of speech is pterochorous?
Pterochorous is an adjective.

Words near pterochorous in the dictionary

  1. pterocarpanquinones
  2. pterocarpans
  3. pterocarpin
  4. pterocarpins
  5. pterocarpous
  6. pterochorous
  7. pteroclid
  8. pteroclids
  9. pterocommatine
  10. pterocommatines
  11. pterodactyl

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