barochore

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noun

An organism that spreads by weight, as by the weight of a nut that falls from a tree and is not eaten by animals.

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Meanings

nounbarochore (plural barochores)

plural barochores

  1. An organism that spreads by weight, as by the weight of a nut that falls from a tree and is not eaten by animals.

    Most of these species are myrmecochores, auto- and barochores (short distance dispersors).

    2012, A. Teller, Responses of Forest Ecosystems to Environmental Changes, page 437

Origin

From baro- + -chore.

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barochore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barochore

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“barochore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barochore. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barochore,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barochore.

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