Term:
Aneomochory (nemochorous)
Aneomochory (nemochorous)
Definition:
Referring to a fruit or seed adapted for dispersal by wind.
Referring to a fruit or seed adapted for dispersal by wind.
Glossary Details:
Title: Examples of winged fruits. Drawing by B. Angell.
Description: Examples of winged fruits dispersed by the wind from Fig. 6 in Mori et al. (1997). The ones with unilateral wings are samaras. The diaspores are either the entire fruit or the fruit segments that break apart and are dispersed.