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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