Talk:Propagule

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Removing Article Merge Proposal

Propagule and Diaspore have distinct meanings with diaspore emphasizing the natural mechanisms for dispersion of descendant organisms in the wild while propagule is a technical term used in Pathology and Horticulture, among others. These distinctions are best conveyed with the existing two articles. Bob (talk) 05:56, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"Organisms"

The first paragraph of the article first implies generally that this might apply to any/all organisms, but then later mentions only plants, bacteria and fungi.

If the term only applies to those three types of organism, it should be made clearer / more explicit.
If, on the other hand, the term can be applied to (some) mammals, birds, insects, worms, protozoa, etc., then the list should be expanded, or at least clarified to make it obvious that the current listing of three types of organism is not exhaustive!

Given that the second paragraph add mentions of viruses and protists, it seems that the initial list of three types isn't exhaustive, so I'll make a small provisional change.

—DIV (1.145.114.10 (talk) 01:48, 24 September 2022 (UTC))[reply]
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