"host plant" meaning in All languages combined

See host plant on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: host plants [plural]
Etymology: From host + plant. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|host|plant}} host + plant Head templates: {{en-noun}} host plant (plural host plants)
  1. (biology) A plant that supplies food resources and substrate for certain insects or other fauna. Categories (topical): Biology Categories (lifeform): Plants Synonyms: hostplant Translations (plant that supplies food resources and substrate): Wirtspflanze [feminine] (German)

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