zoochore

English

Etymology

From zoo- +‎ -chore.

Noun

zoochore (plural zoochores)

  1. (botany) A plant whose seeds, spores, or fruit are dispersed by animals.

Translations

French

Etymology

zoo- +‎ -chore.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zo.o.kɔʁ/

Adjective

zoochore (plural zoochores)

  1. (botany) zoochorous
    Hyponyms: anthropochore, entomochore, ornithocore, saurochore

Further reading
  • Jouy, Alain & De Foucault, Bruno, 2019. Dictionnaire illustré de botanique. Biotope Éditions, Mèze, →ISBN., p. 294.
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