myrmecochorousadj.

Brit.

/ˌməːmᵻkə(ʊ)ˈkɔːrəs/, U.S.

/ˈˌmərməkoʊˈkɔrəs/; see also myrmeco- comb. form

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from German, combined with an English element. Ort (ii) a borrowing from Italian, combined with an English element. Etymons: German Myrmekochore , Italian myrmecocore , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < either German Myrmekochore (see myrmecochore n. or Italian myrmecocore (see myrmecochore n.) + -ous suffix. Compare myrmecochory n.

Botany.

Of a seed or fruit: dispersed by ants. Of a plant: producing seeds or fruits of this kind.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > plant having seed > [adjective] > of or characterized by dispersal of seeds

zoophilous1881

zoochorous1904

hydro-chorous1905

myrmecochorous1908

hydro-choric1940

1908 New Phytologist 7 24 The attraction which these seeds have for ants he [sc. Sernander] attributes to the food, largely of an oily nature, which practically all myrmecochorous fruits or seeds provide.

1928 C. K. Ogden tr. A. Forel Social World of Ants I. ii. iii. 257 It is chiefly plants and bushes growing in the shade of the forest and hence deprived of transport by wind or birds which have need of myrmecochorous seeds, so as to be sown and spread abroad by ants.

1990 Sci. Amer. Aug. 63/1 In the Australian heath and woodland, where vegetation is dominated by sclerophyllous (tough-leaved) shrubs, myrmecochorous species are abundant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	myrmecochorous
释义	myrmecochorousadj. Brit. /ˌməːmᵻkə(ʊ)ˈkɔːrəs/, U.S. /ˈˌmərməkoʊˈkɔrəs/; see also myrmeco- comb. form Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from German, combined with an English element. Ort (ii) a borrowing from Italian, combined with an English element. Etymons: German Myrmekochore , Italian myrmecocore , -ous suffix. Etymology: < either German Myrmekochore (see myrmecochore n. or Italian myrmecocore (see myrmecochore n.) + -ous suffix. Compare myrmecochory n. Botany. Of a seed or fruit: dispersed by ants. Of a plant: producing seeds or fruits of this kind. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > plant having seed > [adjective] > of or characterized by dispersal of seeds zoophilous1881 zoochorous1904 hydro-chorous1905 myrmecochorous1908 hydro-choric1940 1908 New Phytologist 7 24 The attraction which these seeds have for ants he [sc. Sernander] attributes to the food, largely of an oily nature, which practically all myrmecochorous fruits or seeds provide. 1928 C. K. Ogden tr. A. Forel Social World of Ants I. ii. iii. 257 It is chiefly plants and bushes growing in the shade of the forest and hence deprived of transport by wind or birds which have need of myrmecochorous seeds, so as to be sown and spread abroad by ants. 1990 Sci. Amer. Aug. 63/1 In the Australian heath and woodland, where vegetation is dominated by sclerophyllous (tough-leaved) shrubs, myrmecochorous species are abundant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1908
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