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Definition of Domatium
1. Noun. A part of a plant (e.g., a leaf) that has been modified to provide protection for insects or mites or fungi.
Definition of Domatium
1. Noun. (entomology botany) A chamber produced by a plant in which insects, mites, or fungi live. It typically takes the form of a hollow under a leaf, or a system of tunnels in a thorn or stem. Ideally a domatium is a mutualistic adaptation, not to be confused with simple damage by a borer or gall-forming pest, though commonly there is no sharp distinction between domatia of value to the plant and galls caused by harmful aphids and mites for example. ¹
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Definition of Domatium
1. a plant-structure that harbours mites [n DOMATIA]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Domatium
Literary usage of Domatium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1896)
"(4) A very dense spongy parenchyma, becoming more open nw the domatium. ...
The above is a description of the domatium in an ordinary '•althy state. ..."
2. Lehrbuch der Biologie der Pflanzen by Friedrich Ludwig (1895)
"Dieser Raum, das domatium, hat eine kleine Oeffnung nach der Blattspitze zu und
zeigt im ... Sie können irgendwo in dem domatium entstehen, das von einem ..."
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