HAUSTORIUM


Meaning of HAUSTORIUM in English

 ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷rēəm noun

( plural hausto·ria -rēə)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin haustus + -orium

: a food-absorbing outgrowth of a hypha, stem, or other plant organ: as

a. : a projection from various fungous hyphae

b. : a cell of the embryo sac or embryo in some seed plants

c. : an outgrowth of the stem or root in a parasitic seed plant (as dodder)

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