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Meaning of myrmecophytism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The situation where a plant lives in association with a colony of ants.

uncountable

Examples

“In many cases myrmecophytism has evolved multiple times in a single genus (e.g., Macaranga) and in other cases it has evolved in just one clade (i.e., Vachellia).”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

myrmecosphere myrmecosymbiosis myrmecotrophy myrmekite myrmeleontid myrmeleontoid