hydrochory

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noun

The dispersal of seeds, spores, or fruit by water.

Scrabble 25

Meanings

nounhydrochory (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe dispersal of seeds, spores, or fruit by water.

Origin

Translations

Dutch hydrochorie
  • hydrochoriedispersal by water
Esperanto hidroĥorio
  • hidroĥoriodispersal by water
Estonian hüdrohooria, vesilevi
  • hüdrohooriadispersal by water
  • vesilevidispersal by water
French hydrochorie
  • hydrochoriedispersal by water
German Hydrochorie
  • Hydrochoriedispersal by water
Italian idrocoria
  • idrocoriadispersal by water
Polish hydrochoria, wodosiewność
  • hydrochoriadispersal by water
  • wodosiewnośćdispersal by water
Spanish hidrocoria
  • hidrocoriadispersal by water
Tagalog tubigibuan
  • tubigibuandispersal by water
Ukrainian гідрохорія
  • гідрохорія (hidroxorija)dispersal by water
Cite this entry
APA

hydrochory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrochory

MLA

“hydrochory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrochory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrochory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrochory.

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