Question

How can you define mistletoe as a parasite?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Mistletoe is the English common name for most obligate hemiparasitic plants in the order Santalales. They are attached to their host tree or shrub by a structure called the haustorium, through which they extract water and nutrients from the host plant.

Answer 2

Answer:

Mistletoe is definitely not your typical shrub—it's a parasite that attacks living trees. Technically, mistletoes—there are over 1,000 species found throughout the world to which botanists ascribe the name—are actually hemi-parasites.