- myrmecophytic
- myrmecophytic myrmecophytic adj. Of or pertaining to a myrmecophyte. [WordNet 1.5]
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Myrmecophytic — 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
myrmecophytic — myr·me·co·phyt·ic … English syllables
myrmecophytic — adjective of or relating to myrmecophytes • Pertains to noun: ↑myrmecophyte • Derivationally related forms: ↑myrmecophyte • Topics: ↑botany, ↑phytology * * * adjective see … Useful english dictionary
Nepenthes bicalcarata — Intermediate pitcher of N. bicalcarata Conservation status … Wikipedia
Myrmecophyte — Acacia ants Myrmecophyte (mər′mek•ə‚fīt; literally “ant plant”) is a plant that lives in a mutualistic association with a colony of ants. There are over 100 different genera of myrmecophytes.[1] These plants possess structural adaptations that… … Wikipedia
Nepenthes bicalcarata — Systematik Eudikotyledonen Kerneudikotyledonen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Myrmecophily — (pronounced /mɜrmɨˈkɒfɨli/, US dict: mûr′·mĭ·kŏf′·ə·lē; literally ant love ) is the term applied to positive interspecies associations between ants and a variety of other organisms such as plants, arthropods, and fungi. Myrmecophily… … Wikipedia
Nepenthes bicalcarata — Nepenthes bicalcarata … Wikipédia en Français
myrmecophyte — noun plant that affords shelter or food to ants that live in symbiotic relations with it • Derivationally related forms: ↑myrmecophytic • Hypernyms: ↑plant, ↑flora, ↑plant life … Useful english dictionary
phytology — noun the branch of biology that studies plants • Syn: ↑botany • Derivationally related forms: ↑phytologist, ↑botanic (for: ↑botany), ↑botanical (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
