semiparasitic

adjective

semi·​par·​a·​sit·​ic ˌse-mē-ˌper-ə-ˈsi-tik 

ˌse-ˌmī-,

-mi-,

-ˌpa-rə-ˈsi-tik

botany : of, relating to, or being a parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and is capable of photosynthesis : hemiparasitic

semiparasite

ˌse-mē-ˈper-ə-ˌsīt 

ˌse-ˌmī-

-mi-

-ˈpa-rə-ˌsīt

noun

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above