Word: myrmecophyte
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: myr
me
co
phyte
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: myrmeco-
Language: en
Meaning: ant
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μύρμηκος
Language: grc
Decoded: murmekos
Meaning: ant’s
Affix: -phyte
Language: en
Meaning: plant
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φυτόν
Language: grc
Decoded: phuton
Meaning: plant