anthropochore

English

Etymology

From anthropo- +‎ -chore.

Noun

anthropochore (plural anthropochores)

1. (ecology) A species that depends on anthropochory as a routine means of reproductive dispersal.
2. (ecology) A population of a species in a region where it does not natively occur, established by anthropochorous events in the past.
   • G. W. Frankie:

     Although most anthropochores undoubtedly have been transported by man from the Old World to the New, there is evidence that at least some now known from Europe first became known from the United States and were carried east.

Derived terms

• anthropochorous
• anthropochory

French

Etymology

anthropo- +‎ -chore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.tʁo.po.kɔʁ/

Adjective

anthropochore (plural anthropochores)

1. (botany) anthropochorous

   Hypernym: zoochore

Related terms

• anthropochorie

Further reading

• Jouy, Alain & De Foucault, Bruno, 2019. Dictionnaire illustré de botanique. Biotope Éditions, Mèze, →ISBN., p. 29.