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Hemiparasite , hemiparasite (semiparasite)
1. A parasitic plant that lacks a fully developed root system and forms connections with another plant, from which it obt… Host , host The host is the consecrated bread of the Eucharist; its Latin root, ‘hostia’, meaning a sacrificial victim, suggests a theological understanding… Parasites , A parasite is an organism that lives in or on another organism and benefits from the relationship. Most parasites harm their host organisms in some w… Aphids , Aphids
Aphids are insects in the order Homoptera, which are also known as plant lice. Some 3,800 species of aphids have been identified worldwide wit… Haustorium , haustorium
1. In certain parasitic fungi, an outgrowth from a hypha that penetrates a host cell in order to absorb nutrients from it.
2. In some para… heterogynous , heterogynous Applied to species (e.g. many members of the Cynipidae) whose life cycle involves the production of alternating sexual and agamic genera…
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