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词汇 myrmecochore
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Definition of myrmecochore in English:

myrmecochore

noun ˈməːmɪkə(ʊ)kɔː
Botany
  • Originally: a seed or fruit having an appendage rich in oil or protein which makes it attractive to ants, so facilitating its dispersal (now rare). In later use chiefly: a plant bearing such seeds.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in Charles Kay Ogden (1889–1957), psychologist. From Italian mirmecocore from mirmeco- + -core. Compare German Myrmekochore (R. Sernander 1906).

Definition of myrmecochore in US English:

myrmecochore

nounˈməːmɪkə(ʊ)kɔː
Botany
  • Originally: a seed or fruit having an appendage rich in oil or protein which makes it attractive to ants, so facilitating its dispersal (now rare). In later use chiefly: a plant bearing such seeds.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in Charles Kay Ogden (1889–1957), psychologist. From Italian mirmecocore from mirmeco- + -core. Compare German Myrmekochore (R. Sernander 1906).

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