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What does hemiparasite mean?

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Noun
  1. (botany) Any parasitic plant that also obtains energy by photosynthesis
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Like other cow-wheats, crested cow-wheat is a hemiparasite, i.e. it assimilates itself but also sucks nutrition from other plants.
The federally endangered hemiparasite Schwalbea americana is a fire-dependent plant.
Actually it is a hemiparasite, because it has green leaves to make its food, taking only water and minerals from the tree.
It is a hemiparasite, i.e. it absorbs additional nutrients from the roots of nearby plants.
Rhinanthus minor is a facultative hemiparasite found in natural and semi-natural grasslands throughout the UK and Europe.
It is a hemiparasite which means that it absorbs additional nutrients from neighbouring plants.

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