Definition of Myrmecophyte

1. Noun. Plant that affords shelter or food to ants that live in symbiotic relations with it.

Generic synonyms: Flora, Plant, Plant Life
Derivative terms: Myrmecophytic

Definition of Myrmecophyte

1. n. 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.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Myrmecophyte

Myrmecia
Myrmecobius
Myrmecobius fasciatus
myrmecological
myrmecologies
myrmecologist
myrmecologists
myrmecology
Myrmecophaga
Myrmecophaga jubata
Myrmecophagidae
myrmecophagous
myrmecophile
myrmecophiles
myrmecophilous
myrmecophyte (current term)
myrmecophytic
Myrmeleon
Myrmeleontidae
Myrmidon
myrmidones
myrmidons
myrobalan
myrobalans
myrobalan plum
Myroxylon
Myroxylon balsamum
Myroxylon balsamum pereirae
Myroxylon pereirae
Myroxylon toluiferum

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