-chore, -choric, -chorous, -chory
(Greek: a suffix: to spread, to disperse; to move, to go; to withdraw, to advance; a means or agency for distribution)
How Seeds of Plants Are Spread for Reproduction
Plants have various ways of scattering their seeds so young plants can spread around to grow away from their producers so they don't compete with each other in order to survive.
Many seeds are carried by wind, animals, or water; and some have fruits that are eaten by animals, which then deposit the seeds in their droppings.
A region of the Earth’s surface perpetually covered by snow: Cryochores are found in the polar areas of the Earth that are not only covered by snow, but also by ice.
Dispersed by the movement of glaciers.
crystallochrous (adjective), more crystallochrous, most crystallochrous
Distribution of seeds by wind blowing and tumbling the fruiting stages of plants.
cyclochorous (adjective), more cyclochorous, most cyclochorous
That part of the earth's surface covered by trees.
dendrochoric (adjective), more dendrochoric, most dendrochoric
diplochoric (adjective), more diplochoric, most diplochoric
Descriptive of using two actions to accomplish the spread of seeds: A diplochoric method can involve natural animal and wind dispersals or an agricultural planting by hand or farming equipment.
A scattering or sowing of seeds involving two or more processes: A diplochory takes place when a bird eats a fruit and disperses seeds in it's droppings and then these are carried away later by insects.
endozoochore (s) (noun), endozoochores
Dispersal by the agency of animals, typically and especially after passage of non-digestable fruits or seeds through their intestines.
