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myrmecophyte

UK/məˈmɛk.əˌfʌɪt/US/ˈmɝ.mə.kəˌfaɪt/

myrmecophyte noun: a plant that lives in association with a colony of ants. The degree of association varies and is assumed to be symbiotic in some cases.

Noun

myrmecophyte (plural myrmecophytes)

  1. A plant that lives in association with a colony of ants. The degree of association varies and is assumed to be symbiotic in some cases.

myrmecophyte meaning in Tamil

myrmecophyte in Tamil

எறும்புவாழ் தாவரங்கள்

Forms of myrmecophyte

pluralmyrmecophytes

Origin of myrmecophyte

From German Myrmekophyt, equivalent to myrmeco- (“ant”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Words formed from myrmecophyte

Questions about myrmecophyte

What does myrmecophyte mean?
Myrmecophyte means a plant that lives in association with a colony of ants. The degree of association varies and is assumed to be symbiotic in some cases.
What is myrmecophyte in Tamil?
Myrmecophyte in Tamil is எறும்புவாழ் தாவரங்கள். See Myrmecophyte meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is myrmecophyte?
Myrmecophyte is a noun.
How do you pronounce myrmecophyte?
Myrmecophyte is pronounced /məˈmɛk.əˌfʌɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of myrmecophyte?
The plural of myrmecophyte is myrmecophytes.

Words near myrmecophyte in the dictionary

  1. myrmecophilous
  2. myrmecophily
  3. myrmecophitic
  4. myrmecophobia
  5. myrmecophobic
  6. myrmecophyte
  7. myrmecophytes
  8. myrmecophytic
  9. myrmecophytism
  10. myrmecosphere
  11. myrmecospheres

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Adapted from Wiktionary: myrmecophyte (page history and authors); myrmecophyte (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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