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Water dispersal Referring to diaspores that are carried away from the mother plant by water. Most water dispersed seed have corky seed coats. However, other species have seeds with arched cotyledons that surround air spaces that give the seeds bouyancy and others have entire fruits that fall into the water. Seed dispersal of two species of Tabebuia. Photos by C. Gracie.