Definition of Acacia spadicigera. Meaning of Acacia spadicigera. Synonyms of Acacia spadicigera

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Definition of Acacia spadicigera

Acacia spadicigera
Myrmecophyte Myr"me*co*phyte`, n. [Gr. my`rmhx, my`rmhkos, ant + fyto`n plant.] (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.

Meaning of Acacia spadicigera from wikipedia

- Vac****ia cornigera, commonly known as bullhorn acacia (family Fabaceae), is a swollen-thorn tree and myrmecophyte native to Mexico and Central America...