noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A semiparasitic organism.
2. 2
   a parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and therefore is capable of photosynthesis wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

hemiparasitehemiparasite

Etymology

From semi- + parasite.

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