biotrophic
/ˌbʌɪə(ʊ)ˈtrɒfɪk/ /ˌbʌɪə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊfɪk/adjective
Plant Pathol. Of a parasite, especially a fungus: that derives nutrition from living cells of a host plant.
Origin
Early 20th century (in an earlier sense). From bio- + -trophic. With sense 1 compare slightly earlier abiotrophic and see quot. 1902 at sense 1.
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- unescorted
- unessential
- unestablished
- unethical
- unethically
- unevangelical
- uneven
- uneven bars
- unevenly
- unevenness
- uneventful
- uneventfully
- uneventfulness
- unevolved
- unexaggerated
- unexamined
- unexampled
- unexcelled
- unexceptionable
- unexceptionableness
- unexceptionably
- unexceptional
- unexceptionally
- unexcitability