Online Dictionary: translate word or phrase from Indonesian to English or vice versa, and also from english to english on-line.
Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: myrmecophyte (0.00957 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to myrmecophyte.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: myrmecophyte
myrmecophyte
n : plant that affords shelter or food to ants that live in
symbiotic relations with it
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Myrmecophyte
Myrmecophyte
\Myr"me*co*phyte`\, n. [Gr. my`rmhx, my`rmhkos, ant
+ fyto`n plant.] (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. --
Myr`me*co*phyt"ic, a.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Advertisement