semiparasitic


sem·i·par·a·site

S0256800 (sĕm′ē-păr′ə-sīt′, sĕm′ī-)n. See hemiparasite.
sem′i·par′a·sit′ic (-sĭt′ĭk) adj.sem′i·par′a·sit·ism (-sĭ-tĭz′əm) n.

semiparasitic

(ˌsɛmɪˌpærəˈsɪtɪk) adj1. (Botany) (of plants, such as mistletoe) obtaining some food from a host but undergoing photosynthesis at the same time2. (Biology) (of bacteria or fungi) usually parasitic but capable of living as a saprotroph semiparasite n semiparasitism n
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Adj.1.semiparasitic - of or relating to plants that are semiparasites