SEMIPARASITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does semiparasite mean? 

• SEMIPARASITE (noun)
  The noun SEMIPARASITE has 1 sense:

1. a parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and therefore is capable of photosynthesis

  Familiarity information: SEMIPARASITE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEMIPARASITE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and therefore is capable of photosynthesis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

hemiparasite; semiparasite

Hypernyms ("semiparasite" is a kind of...):

parasitic plant (plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it)