单词 | food body |
释义 | > as lemmasfood body food body n. Botany a small nutrient-rich structure developed on the leaves, flowers, or petioles of certain tropical plants to attract ants. ΚΠ 1876 C. Darwin Effects Cross & Self Fertilisation Veg. Kingdom x. 404 My son Francis has described the microscopical structure and development of these wonderful food-bodies. 1925 J. A. Thomson Concerning Evol. ii. 111 The same peculiar food-bodies occur in some plants not related to acacias, and some of these have also partner-ants. 2002 Functional Ecol. 16 475 Macaranga triloba produces food bodies to nourish mutualistic ants which protect their hosts against herbivores and pathogens. < as lemmas |
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