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- noun biology self-
dispersal ofseeds , the physical and often explosive discharge of seeds from the fruit
Etymologies
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From auto- + -chory.
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Ballistic seed dispersal, or autochory, is the physical and often explosive discharge of seeds from the fruit.
Seed dispersal Wikipedia 2009
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