Haustorium Definition
hô-stôrē-əm
haustoria
noun
A rootlike outgrowth in certain parasitic plants, through which food is absorbed from the host.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Haustorium
Noun
Singular:
haustorium
Plural:
haustoriaOrigin of Haustorium
New Latin haustōrium from Latin haustus a drawing in, absorption from past participle of haurīre to draw up
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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