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Autochory

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-002437

The process of seeds and fruits dispersal by means of some kind of explosive physical expulsion.The fruit "explodes", propelling its seeds some distance to the ground surrounding the parent plant; also called "discharge dispersal".

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-002437
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNOAA Coral Reef Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002437",
  "term": "Autochory",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The process of seeds and fruits dispersal by means of some kind of explosive physical expulsion.The fruit \"explodes\", propelling its seeds some distance to the ground surrounding the parent plant; also called \"discharge dispersal\".",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Coral Reef Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/autochory/"
}

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