anemochorous

anemochorous
adapted for dispersal via wind
See Also: botany, seed, spore, fruit

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  • anemochorous — /an euh mok euhr euhs/, adj. 1. (of a fruit, seed, or spore) adapted for dispersion by wind. 2. (of a plant) having anemochorous fruits, seeds, or spores, as the dandelion. Also, anemochoric /euh nee meuh kawr ik, kohr /. [ANEMOCHORE + OUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • anemochorous — /an euh mok euhr euhs/, adj. 1. (of a fruit, seed, or spore) adapted for dispersion by wind. 2. (of a plant) having anemochorous fruits, seeds, or spores, as the dandelion. Also, anemochoric /euh nee meuh kawr ik, kohr /. [ANEMOCHORE + OUS] …   Useful english dictionary

  • anemochorous — adj. [Gr. anemos, wind; chorein, to spread] Dispersed by the wind …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • seed and fruit — ▪ plant reproductive part Introduction       respectively, the characteristic reproductive (reproductive system, plant) body of both angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (conifers, cycads, and ginkgos) and the ovary that encloses it.… …   Universalium

  • Tabebuia rosea — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): An …   Wikipedia

  • anemochore — /euh nem euh kawr , kohr /, n. an anemochorous plant, seed, or spore. [ANEMO + chore < Gk choreîn to spread] * * * …   Universalium

  • άνεμος — ο (AM ἄνεμος) 1. ρεύμα αέρα που προκαλείται απο φυσικά αίτια, βίαιη μετακίνηση του αέρα προς μια κατεύθυνση 2. μτφ. άσκοπη ασχολία, ματαιοπονία, ματαιότητα μσν. νεοελλ. (κατ’ ευφημισμό) διάβολος, δαίμονας νεοελλ. φρ. «πάει κατ’ ανέμου» ή «πάει τ’ …   Dictionary of Greek

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