fungus garden

noun

A pile of leaf fragments prepared by leaf-cutter ants to cultivate the fungus with which they are symbiotic.

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Meanings

nounfungus garden (plural fungus gardens)

plural fungus gardens

  1. A pile of leaf fragments prepared by leaf-cutter ants to cultivate the fungus with which they are symbiotic.
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