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myrmecophyte

/ˈmɝ.mə.kəˌfaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
myrme-co-phyte
IPA
/ˈmɝ.mə.kəˌfaɪt/
29
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɝ.mə.kəˌfaɪt/
  • British English: /məˈmɛk.əˌfʌɪt/

Inflected Forms

myrmecophytes (plural)

Derived Forms

myrmecophytic myrmecophytism

Frequently Paired Words

myrmecophile

Questions

How do you pronounce myrmecophyte?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɝ.mə.kəˌfaɪt/.
What does myrmecophyte mean?
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.
Where does myrmecophyte come from?
From German Myrmekophyt, equivalent to myrmeco- (“ant”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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