English Dictionary

pearl body

名詞

(biology) A small, lustrous, pearl-like food body produced from the epidermis of leaves, petioles and shoots of certain plants, sought after by various arthropods and ants.

日本語の意味

（生物学）植物の葉、葉柄、若枝の表皮から生成される、小さく艶のある真珠のような食体。さまざまな節足動物やアリに好まれる。

On the underside of the oak leaf, several ants clustered around a shimmering pearl body that had formed from the epidermis.

オークの葉の裏側で、数匹のアリが表皮から生じた光沢のある真珠状の食物体の周りに群がっていた。

意味（1）

(biology) A small, lustrous, pearl-like food body produced from the epidermis of leaves, petioles and shoots of certain plants, sought after by various arthropods and ants.

pearl bodies （ plural ）