HAUSTORIUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: haustoria   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A root-like attachment in parasitic plants that penetrates and obtains food from the host

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("haustorium" is a kind of...):

enation; plant process (a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ)

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