semiparasitic
Describing a plant that, although it uses photosynthesis, obtains some nutrition from…Describing a plant that, although it uses photosynthesis, obtains some nutrition from other plants.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Describing a plant that, although it uses photosynthesis, obtains some nutrition from other plants.
(not comparable)Having moderate infectiousness for living tissue.
The typhoid bacillus and cholera bacterium are semiparasitic.
More definitions
- of or relating to plants that are semiparasites
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedsemiparasitically
See also
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