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ant tree

ant tree noun: a tree species that is myrmecophytic; a tree inhabited by ants.

Noun

ant tree (plural ant trees)

  1. A tree species that is myrmecophytic; a tree inhabited by ants.
    • One cannot read this account without recalling to mind the ant-tree of Guiana, described by Sir Robert Schomburg, and questioning whether the tree here referred to is not naturally hollow[.]1846, Chambers's Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining Tracts, volume X, page 14

Forms of ant tree

pluralant trees

Questions about ant tree

What does ant tree mean?
Ant tree means a tree species that is myrmecophytic; a tree inhabited by ants.
What part of speech is ant tree?
Ant tree is a noun.
What is the plural of ant tree?
The plural of ant tree is ant trees.

Words near ant tree in the dictionary

  1. ant spider
  2. ant tanager
  3. ant tanagers
  4. ant thrush
  5. ant thrushes
  6. ant tree
  7. ant trees
  8. ant tribe
  9. ant'em
  10. ant'ems
  11. ant's pants

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