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Semiparasitic vs Lousewort - What's the difference?

semiparasitic | lousewort |

In botany terms the difference between semiparasitic and lousewort

is that semiparasitic is describing a plant that, although it uses photosynthesis, obtains some nutrition from other plants while lousewort is any of very many semiparasitic flowering plants, of the genus genus: Pedicularis, related to wood betony.

As an adjective semiparasitic

is describing a plant that, although it uses photosynthesis, obtains some nutrition from other plants.

As a noun lousewort is

any of very many semiparasitic flowering plants, of the genus genus: Pedicularis, related to wood betony.

semiparasitic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (botany) Describing a plant that, although it uses photosynthesis, obtains some nutrition from other plants

    • Related terms

    * holoparasitic

    lousewort

    English

    (Pedicularis)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) Any of very many semiparasitic flowering plants, of the genus , related to (wood betony).

    • Synonyms

    * red rattle

    Derived terms

    * (yellow lousewort)