barochore

English

Etymology

From baro- +‎ -chore.

Noun

barochore (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.
   • 2012, A. Teller, Responses of Forest Ecosystems to Environmental Changes, page 437:

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

Related terms

• barochory