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hostplant
Etymology
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From
host
+
plant
.
Noun
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host
plant
(
plural
host plants
)
(
biology
)
A
plant
that supplies
food
resources and
substrate
for certain
insects
or other
fauna
.
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plant that supplies food resources and substrate
German:
Wirtspflanze
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