ant plant
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plant — [n1] organism belonging to the vegetable kingdom annual, biennial, bush, creeper*, cutting*, flower, grass, greenery, herb, perennial, seedling, shoot, shrub, slip, sprout, tree, vine, weed; concept 429 Ant. animal plant [n2] factory and its… … New thesaurus
Ant-cattle — Ant cat tle, n. pl. (Zo[ o]l.) Various kinds of plant lice or aphids tended by ants for the sake of the honeydew which they secrete; plural of {ant cow}. See {Aphips}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plant|i|bod|y — «PLAN tuh BOD ee, PLAHN », noun, plural. bod|ies. an antibody produced in a plant by genetic engineering: »To further the cancer fighting prospects of plantibodies, the researchers now are working…in an attempt to put genes for human tumor… … Useful english dictionary
Ant — For other uses, see Ant (disambiguation). Ants Temporal range: 130–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Plant defense against herbivory — Poison ivy produces urushiol to protect the plant from herbivores. In humans this chemical produces an allergic skin rash, known as urushiol induced contact dermatitis … Wikipedia
ant — antlike, adj. /ant/, n. 1. any of numerous black, red, brown, or yellow social insects of the family Formicidae, of worldwide distribution esp. in warm climates, having a large head with inner jaws for chewing and outer jaws for carrying and… … Universalium
Ant mimicry — Cricket nymph, Macroxiphus sp. Ant mimicry is mimicry of ants by other organisms. Ants are abundant all over the world, and insect predators that rely on vision to identify their prey such as birds and wasps normally avoid them, either because… … Wikipedia
Plant — For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). Plants Temporal range: Early Cambrian to recent, but see text, 520–0 Ma … Wikipedia
ant-house plant — /ˈænt haʊs ˌplænt/ (say ant hows .plant) noun any member of the genera Hydnophytum and Myrmecodia of the family Rubiaceae, comprising epiphytic shrubs which house ants in a hollow tuber like stock …
plant protection sprayer — augalų apsaugos produktų purkštuvas statusas Aprobuotas sritis žemės ūkio inžinerinė plėtra ir techninė pažanga apibrėžtis Didesnio kaip 3 m darbinio pločio mašina arba įtaisas profesionaliajam naudojimui skirtų augalų apsaugos produktų tirpalui… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)