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(biology) The situation where a plant lives in association with a colony of ants..
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).
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Myrmecophytism means (biology) The situation where a plant lives in association with a colony of ants..
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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).
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