MYRMECOPHYTE
\mˈɪəmˌɛkəfˌa͡ɪt], \mˈɪəmˌɛkəfˌaɪt], \m_ˈɪ__ə_m_ˌɛ_k_ə_f_ˌaɪ_t]\
Definitions of MYRMECOPHYTE
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
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A plant that affords shelter and food to certain species of ants which live in symbiotic relations with it. Special adaptations for this purpose exist; thus, Acacia spadicigera has large hollows thorns, and species of Cecropia have stem cavities.
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A plant that affords shelter and food to certain species of ants which live in symbiotic relations with it. Special adaptations for this purpose exist; thus, Acacia spadicigera has large hollows thorns, and species of Cecropia have stem cavities.
By Noah Webster.