parasitic plant

Noun

Meaning

plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

humble plant

Hypernyms

parasite

Hyponyms

Christmas tree mistletoe flame tree bastard toadflax rabbitwood semiparasite

Examples

But through the discovery of 's unique centromere type, this short list has now been extended by one already rather exceptional parasitic plant, which will continue to inspire further research. Source: Internet

Red mistleton /Peraxilla tetrapetala is an endemic parasitic plant, and browsed on by possums. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

parasitic liver disease parasitic mite parasitic nematode parasitic relationships parasitic roundworm disease parasitic roundworm diseases