💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pterochorous"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| anemochorous | (botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind. |
| ornithochorous | (biology, botany) Spread, or having seeds (in fleshy fruits) that are dispersed, by birds. |
| diplochorous | (biology) Spread, or having seeds that are dispersed, in two ways (e.g. being both autochorous and myrmecochorous). |
| hydrochoric | (botany) Having seeds that are dispersed by water |
| hydrochorous | (biology, botany) Spread, or having seeds that are dispersed, by water. |
| anemophilous | (botany) Pollinated by the wind. |
| endozoochorous | (biology) Relating to dispersal of seeds via ingestion by animals |
| myrmecochorous | (biology, botany) Spread, or having seeds that are dispersed, by ants. |
| epizoochorous | (biology) Spread, or having seeds that are dispersed, by adhering to animals (without granting any benefit to them). |
| ectozoochorous | (biology) Relating to dispersal of seeds via the skin or fur of animals |
| heterodiasporic | (botany) In which the seeds and fruit are dispersed separately |
| zoogonous | (zoology) That gives birth to live offspring (rather than laying eggs) |
| epizoochoric | Alternative form of epizoochorous. [(biology) Spread, or having seeds that are dispersed, by adhering to animals (without granting any benefit to them).] |
| pteridospermous | (botany) Of or pertaining to the pteridosperms. |
| alatenoun | A winged, reproductive form of several social insects. |
| apterous | (zoology) Without wings. |
| coelospermous | (botany) Hollow-seeded; having the ventral face of the seedlike carpels incurved at the ends, as in coriander seed. |
| epiphyllospermous | (obsolete, botany) That bears seeds on the backs of the leaves |
| anemophylous | Misspelling of anemophilous. [(botany) Pollinated by the wind.] |
| entomophilenoun | A person who likes insects. |
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