myrmecophyte
English
Etymology
From German Myrmekophyt, equivalent to myrmeco- (“ant”) + -phyte (“plant”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
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
plant that lives in association with a colony of ants
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