myrmecophobic

adjective

myr·​me·​co·​pho·​bic

¦mərmə̇kō¦fōbik also -fäb-

: having a repulsion for ants

—used of a plant that repels ants (as by hairs or glands)

Word History

Etymology

myrmec- + -phobic

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