Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

myrmecophytism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: myrme-co-phytism
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The situation where a plant lives in association with a colony of ants.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In many cases myrmecophytism has evolved multiple times in a single genus (e.g., Macaranga) and in other cases it has evolved in just one clade (i.e., Vachellia)."

Etymology

From myrmecophyte + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: myrmecophyte

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does myrmecophytism mean?: The situation where a plant lives in association with a colony of ants.
Where does myrmecophytism come from?: From myrmecophyte + -ism.

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