haustorium

noun haus·to·ri·um \-ē-əm\

plural -ria \-ē-ə\

Definition of HAUSTORIUM

: a food-absorbing outgrowth of a plant organ (as a hypha or stem)

New Latin, from Latin haurire

First Known Use: 1875

Medical Dictionary

noun haus·to·ri·um \hȯ-ˈstōr-ē-əm, -ˈstȯr-\

plural -ria \-ē-ə\

: a food-absorbing outgrowth of a plant organ (as a hypha or stem)

—haus·to·ri·al \-ē-əl\ adjective

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