HAUSTORIA

HAUSTORIUM

haustorium

(noun) a root-like attachment in parasitic plants that penetrates and obtains food from the host

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

haustoria

plural of haustorium

Source: Wiktionary


HAUSTORIUM

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



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