haustorium
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haustorium /hɔːˈstɔːrɪəm/
▶noun (pl. haustoria /-rɪə/) Botany a slender projection from the root of a parasitic plant or from the hyphae of a parasitic fungus, enabling the parasite to penetrate the tissues of its host.
– derivatives
haustorial adjective.
haustorial adjective.
– origin C19: mod. L., from L. haustor ‘thing that draws in’, from haurire.
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