-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.
pterochore
Wind distribution of winged seeds or fruits.
pterochorous
pterochory
saurochore
Plants that are distributed through the agency of reptiles; such as, lizards, snakes, etc.
saurochorous
saurochory
sporochore
The distribution of minute (tiny) seeds, fruit, or spores by wind.
stenochoric
1. Having a narrow range of distribution.
2. A plant that has a restricted distribution.
2. A plant that has a restricted distribution.
stenochorous
stenochory
subbiochore
Dispersal by a subgroup of similar biotopes (environmental conditions suitable for certain fauna and flora) in a specific geographical habitat; a subdivided habitat.
superbiochore
Dispersal by several groups of biotopes or several fauna and flora habitats collectively.
1. Dispersal through the intentional burying or storing of seeds or fruits by animals.
2. The conditoin of an organism that is dispersed through the agency of several animals.
2. The conditoin of an organism that is dispersed through the agency of several animals.
synzoochorous
synzoochory