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fungus garden

fungus garden noun: a pile of leaf fragments prepared by leaf-cutter ants to cultivate the fungus with which they are symbiotic.

Noun

fungus garden (plural fungus gardens)

  1. A pile of leaf fragments prepared by leaf-cutter ants to cultivate the fungus with which they are symbiotic.

Forms of fungus garden

pluralfungus gardens

Questions about fungus garden

What does fungus garden mean?
Fungus garden means a pile of leaf fragments prepared by leaf-cutter ants to cultivate the fungus with which they are symbiotic.
What part of speech is fungus garden?
Fungus garden is a noun.
What is the plural of fungus garden?
The plural of fungus garden is fungus gardens.

Words near fungus garden in the dictionary

  1. fungus beetle
  2. fungus beetles
  3. fungus comb
  4. fungus combs
  5. fungus gamboge
  6. fungus garden
  7. fungus gardens
  8. fungus gnat
  9. fungus gnats
  10. fungus imperfectus
  11. fungus moth

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