Definition of hemiparasitic
botany
: of, relating to, or being a plant (such as mistletoe) that possesses chlorophyll and typically carries out photosynthesis but is partially parasitic on the roots or shoots of a plant host : semiparasitic
hemiparasitic species
— compare holoparasitic
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The first known use of hemiparasitic was in 1899
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