parasitism
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
parasitism (usually uncountable, plural parasitisms)
(ecology) Interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed.
(figuratively) A similar interaction between people.
Source: Wiktionary
Par"a*si`tism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. parasitisme.]
1. The state or behavior of a parasite; the act of a parasite. "Court parasitism." Milton.
2. (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Definition: The state of being parasitic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
