Haust
1.
(in prescriptions) draught.
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[haw-stawr-ee-uh m, -stohr-] /hɔˈstɔr i əm, -ˈstoʊr-/ noun, plural haustoria [haw-stawr-ee-uh, -stohr-] /hɔˈstɔr i ə, -ˈstoʊr-/ (Show IPA) 1. a projection from the hypha of a fungus into the organic matter from which it absorbs nutrients. 2. the penetrating feeding organ of certain parasites. /hɔːˈstɔːrɪəm/ noun (pl) -ria (-rɪə) 1. the organ of a parasitic […]
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haustration haus·tra·tion (hô-strā’shən) n.