A spore, seed, or other structure that functions in plant dispersal; a propagule.
〔植〕散布孢子，传播体；繁殖单元
Example sentencesExamples
These plots were colonized significantly more often by bryophytes and vascular plants with lighter diaspores, dispersed by the wind (light anemochores) or by animals (endozoochores and myrmecochores).
This clonal and recombinant species, which produces both vegetative and sexual diaspores, is considered endangered in most parts of Central Europe and in other industrialized regions.
It is still not known whether Trebouxia algae are free living and it cannot be concluded that Trebouxia are wind-distributed from other continents to the Antarctic area in the same way as discussed for vegetative diaspores.
Natural riparian zones are also effective pathways for plant dispersal: the rivers carry large numbers of plant diaspores over long distances, and riparian zones are rich in water-dispersed plants and rapidly spreading exotics.
The fruit of B. monosperma is a single-seeded samara and disperses as a diaspore.
Definition of diaspore in US English:
diaspore
nounˈdīəˌspôrˈdaɪəˌspɔr
Botany
A spore, seed, or other structure that functions in plant dispersal; a propagule.
〔植〕散布孢子，传播体；繁殖单元
Example sentencesExamples
The fruit of B. monosperma is a single-seeded samara and disperses as a diaspore.
These plots were colonized significantly more often by bryophytes and vascular plants with lighter diaspores, dispersed by the wind (light anemochores) or by animals (endozoochores and myrmecochores).
This clonal and recombinant species, which produces both vegetative and sexual diaspores, is considered endangered in most parts of Central Europe and in other industrialized regions.
It is still not known whether Trebouxia algae are free living and it cannot be concluded that Trebouxia are wind-distributed from other continents to the Antarctic area in the same way as discussed for vegetative diaspores.
Natural riparian zones are also effective pathways for plant dispersal: the rivers carry large numbers of plant diaspores over long distances, and riparian zones are rich in water-dispersed plants and rapidly spreading exotics.