hemiparasite
/ˌhɛmiˈpɛrəˌsaɪt/
noun
- A plant that gets some of its food from another plant but can also make its own food through photosynthesis.
- Gardeners sometimes remove hemiparasites because they weaken their host plants.
- Mistletoe is a hemiparasite that grows on trees and takes water from them.
- The hemiparasite attached itself to the oak tree's branches without killing it.