Definition of "haustoria" []

• Plural form of haustorium. (noun)

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• "This means that although makes all or some of its own food (depending on the species) from the sun like other green plants, mistletoe sends root-like structures called haustoria down through the bark into the vascular tissue of its host plant."
• "The causal agents of rusts and powdery mildew disease develop specialized nutrition sucking devices named 'haustoria'"
• "It has no roots, instead attaching itself to its host tree with sucker-like organs called haustoria, through which it draws out water and nutrients."