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haustorium

Syllabification: (haus·to·ri·um)
Pronunciation: /hôˈstôrēəm/

Definition of haustorium

noun (plural haustoria /hôˈstôrēə/)

Botany
  • a slender projection from the root of a parasitic plant, such as a dodder, or from the hyphae of a parasitic fungus, enabling the parasite to penetrate the tissues of its host and absorb nutrients from it.

Derivatives

haustorial

Pronunciation: /hôstôrēəl/

adjective

Origin:

late 19th century: modern Latin, from Latin haustor 'thing that draws in', from the verb haurire

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