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fungus cultivation
The growing of a specific fungus by ant and termite colonies for food.
When a new colony is established, a piece of the fungus is often carried to the new nest and used to inoculate a growth medium composed of decaying leaves.
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-ation, -ization (-iz[e] + -ation); -isation (British spelling variation)
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fungi-, fung- +
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“fungus cultivation”
fungus cultivation, fungus growers
The growing of a specific fungus by ant and termite colonies for food.
When a new colony is established, a piece of the fungus is often carried to the new nest and used to inoculate a growth medium composed of decaying leaves.
This entry is located in the following unit:
Ant and Related Entomology Terms
(page 7)