myrmecophyte

English edit

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myrmecophyte

Etymology edit

From German Myrmekophyt, equivalent to myrmeco- (“ant”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”).

Pronunciation edit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /məːˈmɛkəfʌɪt/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈməɹməkoʊˌfaɪt/

Noun edit

myrmecophyte (plural myrmecophytes)

A plant that lives in association with a colony of ants. The degree of association varies and is assumed to be symbiotic in some cases.

Translations edit

plant that lives in association with a colony of ants

Finnish: muurahaissuosija, muurahaiskasvi, myrmekofyytti

See also edit

myrmecophile

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