Question

The main function of
haustoria in cuscuta is​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The haustorium penetrates the tissues of a host and absorbs nutrients and water. In parasitic plants, such as dodder and mistletoe, the haustoria form a vascular union with the host plant to redirect the host's nutrients. The word haustorium also is used to indicate certain cell types in plant embryology.

Answer 2

Answer:

Hustoria is the appendage or portion of a parasitic fungus or of the root of a parasitic plant that penetrates the host's tissue and draws nutrients from it. Haustoria do not penetrate the host's cell membranes. ... It is a parasitic vine which climbs other plants and takes nutrition directly from them via a haustorium.