- myrmecophyte
[myrmecophyte 词源字典]
- "A myrmecophilous plant; specifically any of certain tropical epiphytes adapted by means of specialized structures to give shelter to ants, and in some cases to supply them with food", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. From German Myrmekophyt from myrmeko- + -phyt.[myrmecophyte etymology, myrmecophyte origin, 英语词源]