Parasitic plant and Parasite

Parasitic plant

Parasitic plant noun - Plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it.
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Parasite and parasitic plant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Parasite" instead a noun phrase "Parasitic plant".

Parasite

Parasite noun - A person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return.
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Parasitic plant and parasite are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Parasitic plant" with "Parasite", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: parasitical, parasitic, parasitism
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