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parasitic plant vs hemiparasite

hemiparasite vs parasitic plant

parasitic plant and hemiparasite both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
parasitic plant Yes No No No
hemiparasite Yes No No No
As nouns, hemiparasite is a hyponym of parasitic plant; that is, hemiparasite is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than parasitic plant:
  • parasitic plant: plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it
  • hemiparasite: a parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and therefore is capable of photosynthesis
parasitic plant (noun) hemiparasite (noun)
plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it a parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and therefore is capable of photosynthesis
Difference between parasitic plant and hemiparasite

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