Myrmecophytic

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 [gcide]:

  myrmecophytic \myrmecophytic\ adj.
     Of or pertaining to a myrmecophyte.
     [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  myrmecophytic
       adj : of or relating to myrmecophytes