myrmecophyte

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

myrmecophyte (plural myrmecophytes)

1. 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

plant that lives in association with a colony of ants

• Finnish: muurahaissuosija, muurahaiskasvi, myrmekofyytti

See also

• myrmecophile