'Myrmecophytic' definitions:
Definition of 'myrmecophytic'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to myrmecophytes
Definition of 'Myrmecophytic'
From: GCIDE
- Myrmecophyte \Myr"me*co*phyte`\, n. [Gr. my`rmhx, my`rmhkos, ant + fyto`n plant.] (Bot.) A plant that affords shelter and food to certain species of ants which live in symbiotic relations with it. Special adaptations for this purpose exist; thus, {Acacia spadicigera} has large hollows thorns, and species of Cecropia have stem cavities. -- {Myr`me*co*phyt"ic}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'myrmecophytic'
From: GCIDE
- myrmecophytic \myrmecophytic\ adj. Of or pertaining to a myrmecophyte. [WordNet 1.5]