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单词 hemiparasitic
释义

hemiparasitic

adjective

hemi·​par·​a·​sit·​ic ˌhe-mē-ˌper-ə-ˈsi-tik How to pronounce hemiparasitic (audio)
-ˌpa-rə-
botany
: of, relating to, or being a plant (such as mistletoe) that possesses chlorophyll and typically carries out photosynthesis but is partially parasitic on the roots or shoots of a plant host : semiparasitic
hemiparasitic species
compare holoparasitic
hemiparasite
ˌhe-mē-ˈper-ə-ˌsīt How to pronounce hemiparasitic (audio)
-ˈpa-rə-
noun
plural hemiparasites
Botanists categorize mistletoes as hemiparasites—plants that can make food through photosynthesis after siphoning water and mineral nutrients from a host plant … Laura A. Sessions

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

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