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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A plant whose seeds, fruits, or other parts are dispersed by wind.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In phytogeography, a plant whose seed is disseminated by the wind, as by means of pappus, etc.
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- noun An organism that spreads by wind, as a plant with wind-borne seeds.
Etymologies
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anemo- + -chore
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hernesheir commented on the word anemochore
A reproductive part of a plant that is dispersed by wind.
May 2, 2010