haustorium
noun
haus·to·ri·um
hȯ-ˈstȯr-ē-əm 
plural haustoria
hȯ-ˈstȯr-ē-ə
: a nutrient-absorbing outgrowth of a fungus or parasitic plant that penetrates the tissues of the host organism
Note: Haustoria arise from the hyphae in fungi and from the roots or stems of parasitic plants (such as dodder and mistletoe).
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All pierce their host plants with a structure called a haustorium, which then steals water and nutrients for the mistletoe.
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haustorium
noun
haus·to·ri·um
hȯ-ˈstōr-ē-əm, -ˈstȯr-
plural haustoria
-ē-ə
: a food-absorbing outgrowth of a plant organ (as a hypha or stem)
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