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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Myr·me·co·phyte n.  Bot. A plant that affords shelter and food to certain species of ants which live in symbiotic relations with it. Special adaptations for this purpose exist; thus, Acacia spadicigera has large hollows thorns, and species of Cecropia have stem cavities. -- Myr*me*co*phyt*ic a.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 myrmecophytic
      adj : of or relating to myrmecophytes