haustorium
(noun) a root-like attachment in parasitic plants that penetrates and obtains food from the host
Source: WordNet® 3.1
haustoria
plural of haustorium
Source: Wiktionary
Haus*to"ri*um, n.; pl. Haustoria. Etym: [LL., a well, fr. L. haurire, haustum, to drink.] (Bot.)
Definition: One of the suckerlike rootlets of such plants as the dodder and ivy. R. Brown.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
