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hemiparasite
hemiparasite definition
hemi·para·site (hem′i par′ə sīt′)
noun
- Zool. an organism that may be either free-living or parasitic; facultative parasite
- 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
Related Forms:
- hemiparasitic hem′i·par′a·sit′ic (-sit′ik) adjective
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