Parasitism (plant)
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<plantfyi-glossary slug="parasitism-plant"></plantfyi-glossary>Definition
A relationship in which one plant extracts nutrients from another (the host) to the host's detriment. Dodder (Cuscuta) and mistletoe are parasitic plants; some, like broomrape (Orobanche), are fully non-photosynthetic holoparasites.
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