3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Haustorium \Haus*to"ri*um\ (h[add]s*t[=o]"r[i^]*[u^]m), n.; pl. {Haustoria} (h[add]s*t[=o]"r[i^]*[.a]). [LL., a well, fr. L. haurire, haustum, to drink.] (Bot.) One of the suckerlike rootlets of such plants as the dodder and ivy. --R. Brown. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: haustorium n : a rootlike attachment in parasitic plants that penetrates and obtains food from the host [also: {haustoria} (pl)] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: haustoria See {haustorium}
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