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Parasitic vs Witchweed - What's the difference?

parasitic | witchweed |

As nouns the difference between parasitic and witchweed

is that parasitic is (computing) component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior while witchweed is (biology) any of several flowering plants of the genus striga , from africa and asia, some of which are parasitic to crops.

As an adjective parasitic

is pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.

parasitic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.
  • Drawing upon another organism for sustenance.
  • Exploiting another for personal gain.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) Component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior.

    • witchweed

    English

    (wikipedia witchweed) (Striga)

    Noun

  • (biology) Any of several flowering plants of the genus Striga , from Africa and Asia, some of which are parasitic to crops.
  • * 1968 , (U.S.) National Research Council: Committee on Plant and Animal Pests: Subcommittee on Weeds, Principles of Plant and Animal Pest Control'', Volume 2: ''Weed Control , National Academy of Sciences Publication 1597, page 43,
    • The witchweed -suppression program is a classic example of a systems approach to weed management and represents one of the finest organized efforts in the United States to eradicate a weed.
  • * 1969 , George Agrios, Plant Pathology , page 385,
    • A number of witchweed species parasitize important economic plants such as corn, sugarcane, rice, tobacco, and some small grains.
  • * 2001', Robert E. Eplee, ''Case Study 2.10 Co-ordination of '''Witchweed Eradication in the USA'', Rüdiger Wittenberg, Matthew J. W. Cock (editors), ''Invasive Alien Species: A Toolkit of Best Prevention and Management Practices , page 36,
    • The Asian and African witchweed (Striga asiatica ) grows parasitically on the roots of members of the Poaceae, especially maize and sorghum causing significant crop losses, but also on rice, millet, sugar cane and grasses.

    Derived terms

    * (Asiatic witchweed) () * (cowpea witchweed) () * (giant witchweed) () * (purple witchweed) ()