Definition of Hemiparasite

1. Noun. A parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and therefore is capable of photosynthesis.

Exact synonyms: Semiparasite
Generic synonyms: Parasitic Plant
Derivative terms: Hemiparasitic

Definition of Hemiparasite

1. Noun. (botany) Any parasitic plant that also obtains energy by photosynthesis ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Hemiparasite

1. An organism which lives on and derives part of its nourishment from a different organism, and is partially self-supporting. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hemiparasite

hemiolas
hemiolia
hemiolias
hemiolic
hemione
hemiones
hemionus
hemiopalgia
hemiopia
hemiopias
hemiopic
hemiopsia
hemipagus
hemipancreatectomy
hemiparaplegia
hemiparasite (current term)
hemiparasitic
hemiparesis
hemipelagic
hemipelvectomies
hemipelvectomy
hemipeptone
hemipeptones
hemiphasmidic
hemiplegia
hemiplegias
hemiplegic

Literary usage of Hemiparasite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1916)
"A hemiparasite, Loranthus sp. often forms dense clumps in the crowns of Casuarina, as shown in Fig. 4. The dark green color of Loranthus is in direct ..."

2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1909)
"... others of the genus, which is a hemiparasite, and, as is shown in this note, is attached to a rather large number of|,hosts, both perennials and an ..."

3. Proceedings of the Society of American Foresters by Society of American Foresters (1912)
"Normally it also starts as a hemiparasite, assimilating carbon dioxid in the green stems and in the green surface roots. The enormous development of bark in ..."

4. Botanisches Zentralblatt by Botanischer Verein in München, Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft, Berlin (1906)
"Studies on the perennial hemiparasite. (Bot. May. Tokyo. XX. 231. p. 59—62. Japanese.) Massart, J. 1906. Les lianes, leurs moeurs, leur structure. (Bull. ..."

5. Botanische Zeitung (1906)
"Kusano, S., Studies on the perennial hemiparasite (japanisch). (The bot. mag. Tokyo. 20. 59—62.) Massart, J., Les lianes, ..."

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