hemiparasitic

Definition of Hemiparasitic in English :

1. hemiparasitic

of or relating to plants that are hemiparasites

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hemiparasitic

noun

1.

a parasitic plant, such as mistletoe, that carries out photosynthesis but also obtains food from its host

2.

an organism that can live independently or parasitically

noun

1. Zoology

an organism that may be either free-living or parasitic; facultative parasite

2. Botany

a parasitic plant, as the mistletoe, which carries on some photosynthesis but obtains a portion of its food, water, or minerals from a host plant

n.

A plant, such as mistletoe, that obtains some nourishment from its host but also photosynthesizes. Also called semiparasite.