myrmecophytic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
myrmecophytic
    adj 1: of or relating to myrmecophytes
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
myrmecophytic \myrmecophytic\ adj.
   Of or pertaining to a myrmecophyte.
   [WordNet 1.5]
    

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