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A "Mistletoe" is a hemiparasitic plant species that attaches and steals nutrients from its host

the common name for many obligate hemiparasitic plants in the order Santalales. These plants attach to and penetrate the branches of a tree or shrub by a structure called the haustorium, through which they absorb water and nutrients from the host plant. @Curionic

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