holoparasitic
adjective
ho·lo·par·a·sit·ic
| \ ˌhō-lō-ˌper-ə-ˈsi-tik
, -ˌpa-rə-\
, -ˌpa-rə-\
Definition of holoparasitic
botany
: of, relating to, or being a parasitic plant (such as dodder) that is not capable of photosynthesis and obtains all nutrients and water from a host plant
In addition to constituting the only angiosperms lacking leaves, species of Hydnoraceae are further distinguished by being holoparastic plants …— Erika E. Maass, et al.
Other Words from holoparasitic
holoparasite
\ ˌhō-lō-ˈper-ə-ˌsīt
, -ˈpa-rə- \
noun,
plural holoparasites
, -ˈpa-rə- \
noun,
plural holoparasites
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