| 单词 | ambrosia fungus |
| 释义 | > as lemmasambrosia fungus ambrosia fungus n. any of the fungi, typically monilioid ascomycetes, which live in a symbiotic relationship with ambrosia beetles; (also, as a mass noun) the growth of such fungi on which the beetles feed (= sense 6). ΚΠ 1897 H. G. Hubbard in Some Misc. Results Work Div. Entomol. (U.S. Dept. Agric. Div. Entomol.: New Ser. Bull. No. 7) 25 The entire surfaces of the walls in the brood chamber are plastered over with ambrosia fungus. 1947 Amer. Naturalist 81 312 Most fascinating are the discussions of fungous gardens of ants and ambrosia fungi in beetle galleries. 2008 D. S. Hill Pests Crops Warmer Climates ix. 347/1 The female beetle in many species has special body cavities (called mycangia) in which fungal spores or conidia of the ‘ambrosia’ fungus are carried and kept alive. < as lemmas |
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