hemiparasitic
adjective
hemi·par·a·sit·ic
| \ ˌhe-mē-ˌper-ə-ˈsi-tik
, -ËŒpa-rÉ™-\
, -ËŒpa-rÉ™-\
Definition of hemiparasitic
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
Other Words from hemiparasitic
hemiparasite
\ ˌhe-mē-ˈper-ə-ˌsīt
, -ˈpa-rə- \
noun,
plural hemiparasites
, -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
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