An organism that reproduces through airborne spores or seeds; a plant or fungus that disperses its reproductive material through the air.
From Greek 'aither' (upper air, ether) plus 'gamos' (marriage, reproduction). The term describes organisms whose reproductive strategy involves aerial dispersal.
Ferns and many fungi are aetheogams—they release invisible spores into the air by the billions, trusting wind currents to carry their genetic legacy to new homes.
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