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domatium

domatium

9.9
A plant part changed to shelter small animals like insects or mites
  • noun
  • /dəˈmeɪʃəm/
  • Specialized
: domatium
  • Some plants develop a domatium to protect beneficial mites living on their leaves.

Examples

  • The ant colony occupied the domatium at the base of the plant's leaf.

  • The domatium of the plant provides a safe haven for various insects.

  • Biologists observed fungi growing inside the domatium of several species of Acacia.

  • Many plants develop domatia to attract beneficial organisms.

  • The ant colony occupied the domatium at the base of the plant's leaf.

  • Some plants develop a domatium to protect beneficial mites living on their leaves.

  • Biologists observed fungi growing inside the domatium of several species of Acacia.

Surface Forms

domatium singular
domatia plural

Etymology

Domatium comes from the Latin domus 'house' and literally means a 'small house'. So a domatium on a leaf is like a tiny 'home' the plant makes to shelter insects, mites, or fungi.