myrmecophyticadj.
/ˌməːmᵻkəˈfɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌmərməkoʊˈfɪdɪk/; see also myrmeco- comb. form Botany.
Relating to or characteristic of myrmecophytes; of the nature of a myrmecophyte.
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1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. at Myrmecophyte Myrmecophytic a.
1920 Ecology 1 175 Miehe (1911) found localized, luxurious growths of certain fungi in the pseudo-bulbs of the myrmecophytic Hydnophytum and Myrmecodia.
1960 Ecology 41 590/2 The lack of spines and myrmecophytic adaptations in the open-country tree acacias of Australia has resulted..from the long-continued absence or scarcity of effective large browsers.
1997 Ecol. Monogr. 67 273 Four locally coexisting but habitat-restricted Cecropia species were cultivated in screen tents until all plants had developed myrmecophytic traits.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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