noun
- structures or units by which plants or fungi disperse and reproduce, such as seeds, spores, or fragments
Usage: botanical; technical
Examples
- The wind carried the disseminules across the field to new growing areas.
- Scientists studied how different disseminules adapt to various dispersal methods.
- Fungal disseminules can remain dormant in soil for years before germinating.
- The plant's disseminules were specially adapted for water dispersal.
- Researchers collected disseminules from multiple species for the propagation study.
- Some disseminules have hooks or barbs that help them attach to animals for transport.