haustorium

[ haw-stawr-ee-uhm, -stohr- ]

/ hɔˈstɔr i əm, -ˈstoʊr- /

noun, plural haus·to·ri·a [haw-stawr-ee-uh, -stohr-]. /hɔˈstɔr i ə, -ˈstoʊr-/.

a projection from the hypha of a fungus into the organic matter from which it absorbs nutrients.

the penetrating feeding organ of certain parasites.

Origin of haustorium

1870–75; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin haus- (variant stem of haurīre to draw, scoop up) + -tōrium-tory²

OTHER WORDS FROM haustorium

haus·to·ri·al, adjective

Words nearby haustorium

Haushofer, Haussmann, haust., haustellate, haustellum, haustorium, haustration, haustrum, hautbois, hautboy, haute

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British Dictionary definitions for haustorium

haustorium

/ (hɔːˈstɔːrɪəm) /

noun plural -ria (-rɪə)

the organ of a parasitic plant that penetrates the host tissues and absorbs food and water from them

Derived forms of haustorium

haustorial, adjective

Word Origin for haustorium

C19: from New Latin, from Late Latin haustor a water-drawer; see haustellum

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Scientific definitions for haustorium

haustorium

[ hô-stôr′ē-əm ]

Plural haustoria

A specialized absorbing structure of a parasitic fungus or plant, such as the rootlike outgrowth of the dodder, that obtains food from a host plant. In parasitic fungi, haustoria are specialized hyphae that penetrate the cells of other organisms and absorb nutrients directly from them.

单词	haustorium
释义	haustorium [ haw-stawr-ee-uhm, -stohr- ] / hɔˈstɔr i əm, -ˈstoʊr- / noun, plural haus·to·ri·a [haw-stawr-ee-uh, -stohr-]. /hɔˈstɔr i ə, -ˈstoʊr-/. a projection from the hypha of a fungus into the organic matter from which it absorbs nutrients. the penetrating feeding organ of certain parasites. Origin of haustorium 1870–75; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin haus- (variant stem of haurīre to draw, scoop up) + -tōrium-tory² OTHER WORDS FROM haustorium haus·to·ri·al, adjective Words nearby haustorium Haushofer, Haussmann, haust., haustellate, haustellum, haustorium, haustration, haustrum, hautbois, hautboy, haute Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for haustorium haustorium / (hɔːˈstɔːrɪəm) / noun plural -ria (-rɪə) the organ of a parasitic plant that penetrates the host tissues and absorbs food and water from them Derived forms of haustorium haustorial, adjective Word Origin for haustorium C19: from New Latin, from Late Latin haustor a water-drawer; see haustellum Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for haustorium haustorium [ hô-stôr′ē-əm ] Plural haustoria A specialized absorbing structure of a parasitic fungus or plant, such as the rootlike outgrowth of the dodder, that obtains food from a host plant. In parasitic fungi, haustoria are specialized hyphae that penetrate the cells of other organisms and absorb nutrients directly from them. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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