Hemiparasite

  • Title

    Hemiparasite

  • Definition

    A plant that both photosynthesizes and extracts some of its nutrition from a host; e.g., speices of Loranthaceae and Viscaceae.

  • Related Terms

    Parasite (parasitic)

    Holoparasite

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