plant parasite
21parasite — [ˈpærəˌsaɪt] noun [C] 1) a plant or animal that lives in or on another type of animal and feeds on it 2) a lazy person who lives by getting things such as money or food from other people parasitic [ˌpærəˈsɪtɪk] adj …
22parasite — par•a•site [[t]ˈpær əˌsaɪt[/t]] n. 1) mcr an organism that lives on or within a plant or animal of another species, from which it obtains nutrients (opposed to host). 2) a person who receives support or advantage from another without giving any… …
23parasite — /ˈpærəsaɪt / (say paruhsuyt) noun 1. an animal or plant which lives on or in an organism of another species (the host), from the body of which it obtains nutriment. 2. someone who lives on others or another without making any useful and fitting… …
24parasite — 1. Plant. Lā au kumu ole. 2. Person. Kū īpuka hale (see īpuka), kūkake, lelewa, ho opili wale, ho opilimea ai, pilimea ai, ōkea pili mai. See kauna oa, vagabond, and sayings, limpet …
25parasite yew — noun rare and endangered monoecious parasitic conifer of New Caledonia; parasitic on Falcatifolium taxoides • Syn: ↑Parasitaxus ustus • Hypernyms: ↑parasitic plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Parasitaxus, ↑genus Parasitaxus …
26Parasitic plant — A parasitic plant is one that derives some or all of its sustenance from another plant. About 4,100 species in approximately 19 families of flowering plants are known. [Nickrent, D. L. and Musselman, L. J. 2004. Introduction to Parasitic… …
27Striga (plant) — Taxobox name = Striga regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Orobanchaceae genus = Striga Striga , commonly known as witchweed, is a genus of 28 species [ Kamal I. Mohamed, Lytton John Musselman …
28Transgenic plant — Transgenic plants possess a gene or genes that have been transferred from a different species. Although DNA of another species can be integrated in a plant genome by natural processes, the term transgenic plants refers to plants created in a… …
29parasitic plant — noun plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it • Hypernyms: ↑parasite • Hyponyms: ↑parasite yew, ↑Parasitaxus ustus, ↑buckleya, ↑Buckleya distichophylla, ↑bastard toadflax, ↑ …
30Obligate parasite — An obligate parasite is a parasitic organism that cannot complete its life cycle without dependence on its host. References Serge, Morand. et al. (1996). Body size evolution of oxyurid (Nematoda) parasites: the role of hosts . Oecologia 107 (2):… …
