Müllerian body

noun
variants: or Mullerian body

Definition of Müllerian body

: one of the minute nitrogenous and oily glands on the leaves of a myrmecophyte (Cecropia adenopus) serving as food for the symbiotic ants that inhabit the plant

History and Etymology for Müllerian body

müllerian probably from the name Müller + English -an

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