Myrmecophyte

Definition of Myrmecophyte

Myr´me`co`phyte`
n.1.(Bot.) 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.

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flora, plant, plant life
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Myriare
Myrica
Myricin
Myricyl
Myriological
Myriologist
Myriologue
Myriophyllous
Myriopoda
Myriorama
Myrioscope
Myristate
Myristic
Myristin
Myristone
Myrmecophaga
Myrmecophagidae
myrmecophagous
myrmecophile
myrmecophilous
-Myrmecophyte-
myrmecophytic
Myrmeleon
Myrmeleontidae
Myrmicine
Myrmidon
Myrmidonian
Myrmotherine
Myrobalan
Myronic
Myropolist
Myrosin
Myroxylon
Myrrh
Myrrhic
Myrrhine
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceous
Myrtales
Myrtiform
Myrtillocactus
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