Hemiparasite Definition

hĕmĭ-părə-sīt
noun
An organism that may be either free-living or parasitic; facultative parasite.
Webster's New World
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.
Webster's New World
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Singular:
hemiparasite
Plural:
hemiparasites

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