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What are Hemiparasites?

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The organisms which derive only water and minerals from their host plant while synthesizing their own food by photosynthesis are called Hemiparasites. They are also called partial parasites.
Examples:
(i) Viscum and Loranthus are partial stem parasites.
(ii) Santalum (Sandal Wood) is a partial root parasite.
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