Haustorium
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haustorium-244-11716844
title:
Haustorium
text:
In botany and mycology, a haustorium is a rootlike structure that grows into or around another structure to absorb water or nutrients. For example, in mistletoe or members of the broomrape family, the structure penetrates the host's tissue and draws nutrients from it. In mycology, it refers to the appendage or portion of a parasitic fungus, which performs a similar function. Microscopic haustoria penetrate the host plant's cell wall and siphon nutrients from the space between the cell wall and p
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encyclopedia
description:
Biological root-like structure that extracts nutrients from another organism
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haustorium
date created:
date modified:
2023-10-10T21:02:06Z
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image:
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13
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