Buck·leya | \ ˈbəklēə \
Definition of Buckleya
: a small genus of Asian and American partly parasitic shrubs (family Santalaceae) with opposite leaves, small greenish flowers, and an oily nutlike drupe
Note: While shrubs of the genus Buckleya are photosynthetic, they are also parastic on the roots of other plants.
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