semiparasitic

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   of or relating to plants that are semiparasites

Questions about semiparasitic

What does semiparasitic mean?

semiparasitic means "of or relating to plants that are semiparasites".

How many syllables are in semiparasitic?

semiparasitic has 6 syllables: se-mi-pa-ra-si-tic. The stress falls on "si".

Is semiparasitic a common word?

semiparasitic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.