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hemiparasite definition

hemi·para·site (hem′i par′ə sīt′)

noun

  1. Zool. an organism that may be either free-living or parasitic; facultative parasite
  2. Bot. a parasitic plant, as the mistletoe, which carries on some photosynthesis but obtains a portion of its food, water, or minerals from a host plant

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