What does myrmecochory mean?
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myrme·co·cho·ry
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myrmecochorynoun
The dispersal of seeds, spores, or fruit by ants.
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Myrmecochory
Myrmecochory is seed dispersal by ants, an ecologically significant ant-plant interaction with worldwide distribution. Myrmecochorous plants produce seeds with elaiosomes, a term encompassing various external appendages or "food bodies" rich in lipids, amino acid, or other nutrients that are attractive to ants. The seed with its attached elaiosome is collectively known as a diaspore. Seed dispersal by ants is typically accomplished when foraging workers carry diaspores back to the ant colony after which the elaiosome is removed or fed directly to ant larvae. Once the elaiosome is consumed the seed is usually discarded in underground middens or ejected from the nest. Although diaspores are seldom distributed far from the parent plant, myrmecochores also benefit from this predominantly mutualistic interaction through dispersal to favourable locations for germination as well as escape from seed predation.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of myrmecochory in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of myrmecochory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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