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haustorium Tweet Definition of haustorium Like Definition of haustorium on Facebook
noun (haustoria)
  1. A root of a parasitic plant modified to take nourishment from its host.
     
heterothallic Tweet Definition of heterothallic Like Definition of heterothallic on Facebook
adjective 
  1. (context, of some algae and fungi) Producing male and female reproductive structures in different plants.
     
hilum Tweet Definition of hilum Like Definition of hilum on Facebook
noun (plural hila)
  1. The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support.
  2. The nucleus of a starch grain.
  3. (anatomy) A depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ. Also called porta.
     
homothallic Tweet Definition of homothallic Like Definition of homothallic on Facebook
adjective 
  1. (context, of some algae and fungi) Producing male and female reproductive structures in the same plant.
     
horn of plenty Tweet Definition of horn of plenty Like Definition of horn of plenty on Facebook
noun 
  1. The cornucopia.
  2. An edible chanterelle, Craterellus cornucopiodes.
     

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