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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesplanta parasita
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈplɐ̃.tɐ pɐ.ɾaˈzi.tɐ/
"O cipó-chumbo é uma planta parasita comum."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A plant that derives some or all of its nutritional requirements from another living plant (the host) through specialized roots called haustoria.
"Mistletoe is a common parasitic plant that grows on the branches of various trees."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'parasitic', derived from the Late Latin 'parasiticus' and Greek 'parasitos' meaning 'eating at another's table', with 'plant', stemming from the Latin 'planta' meaning sprout or cutting. The pairing emerged in botanical literature during the 19th century to classify flora that derive some or all of their nutritional requirements from another living plant.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Parasitic plant" is said worldwide
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plante parasite
Transliteration: /plɑ̃t pa.ʁa.zit/
"Le gui est une plante parasite qui pousse sur les arbres."
Schmarotzerpflanze
Transliteration: /ˈʃmaːʁɔt͡sɐˌpflant͡sə/
"Die Mistel ist eine bekannte Schmarotzerpflanze."
pianta parassita
Transliteration: /ˈpjan.ta paˈras.si.ta/
"Il vischio è una pianta parassita degli alberi."
planta parásita
Transliteration: /ˈplanta paˈɾasita/
"El cuscuta es un ejemplo de planta parásita."
planta parasita
Transliteration: /ˈplɐ̃.tɐ pɐ.ɾaˈzi.tɐ/
"O cipó-chumbo é uma planta parasita comum."
परजीवी पौधा
Transliteration: parajivi paudha
"अमरबेल एक प्रसिद्ध परजीवी पौधा है।"
寄生植物
Transliteration: jìshēng zhíwù
"槲寄生是一种常见的寄生植物。"
기생식물
Transliteration: gisaeng singmul
"겨우살이는 나무에 사는 기생식물입니다."
寄生植物
Transliteration: kisei shokubutsu
"ヤドリギは木に寄生する寄生植物です。"
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