myrmecophyte

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun myrmecophyte has 1 sense

myrmecophyte(n = noun.plant) - plant that affords shelter or food to ants that live in symbiotic relations with it;

Derived form adjective myrmecophytic₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

myrmecophyte, n. [Gr. my`rmhx, my`rmhkos, ant + fyto`n plant.].

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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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