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Meaning of myrmecophytism in English:

myrmecophytism

Pronunciation /məːˈmɛkəfʌɪˌtɪz(ə)m/

noun

Botany

  • Myrmecophily (in a plant); the condition of living in a symbiotic relationship with ants.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in Science. From myrmecophyte + -ism.