domatium

虫菌穴(叶及植物体上), 虫菊穴

发音

/dəʊˈmeɪʃəm/
/dəʊˈmeɪʃi.əm/

词形变化

domatia 复数 domatia

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A chamber produced by a plant in which insects, mites, or fungi live.

    生物 植物学 动物学

    A domatium typically takes the form of a hollow under a leaf, or a system of tunnels in a thorn or stem. Ideally, it is a mutualistic adaptation and should not be confused with simple damage by a borer or gall-forming pest, although commonly there is no sharp distinction between domatia of value to the plant and galls caused by harmful aphids and mites, for example.

词源

Borrowed from New Latin dōmatium, from Ancient Greek δωμάτιον (dōmátion, “chamber, bedroom”), diminutive of δῶμα (dôma, “house, dwelling place of animals”); akin to δόμος (dómos, “house”).

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