drift seed

English

Noun

drift seed (plural drift seeds)

1. (botany) A seed adapted for long-distance dispersal by water.

   Synonym: sea bean

   Hypernym: disseminule

   Coordinate term: drift fruit

   Most drift seeds are produced by tropical trees, and they can be found on distant beaches after drifting thousands of miles through ocean currents.

Further reading

• drift seed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia