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hemiparasites

hemiparasites is the plural of hemiparasite.

Meaning of hemiparasite

Noun

hemiparasite (plural hemiparasites)

  1. Any parasitic plant that obtains energy by photosynthesis as well as from its host
    • Most mistletoes are "hemiparasites." This means they don't rely on their hosts for all their needs: Instead, they harvest the sun's energy to make some sugars for themselves. Nonetheless, if you're a tree, you don't want to be festooned with them. Two or three shouldn't be a problem, but dozens of...2014 December 23, Olivia Judson, “The hemiparasite season [print version: Under the hemiparasite, International New York Times, 24–25 December 2014, p. 7]”, in The New York Times

Questions about hemiparasites

What is hemiparasites the plural of?
Hemiparasites is the plural of hemiparasite.

Words near hemiparasites in the dictionary

  1. hemiorbicular
  2. hemiparalexia
  3. hemiparalysis
  4. hemiparalytic
  5. hemiparasite
  6. hemiparasites
  7. hemiparasitic
  8. hemiparasitically
  9. hemiparasitism
  10. hemipareses
  11. hemiparesia

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