myr·me·co·phyte \ˈmərmə̇kōˌfīt\noun (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary myrmec- + -phyte : a plant that affords shelter or food or both to ants that live in symbiotic relations with it • myr·me·co·phyt·ic\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fid.ik\adjective