Hematophyte

/ˌhɛmətəˈfaɪt/ noun

Definition

A plant that grows in blood or a parasitic plant that feeds on the blood of animals.

Etymology

From Greek 'haima' (blood) + 'phyton' (plant). This rare term was used in older botanical and parasitology texts to describe organisms with unusual, blood-dependent life cycles.

Kelly Says

While 'hematophyte' as a true plant is mostly theoretical, parasitic worms in animals could arguably be called proto-hematophytes since they literally live in blood vessels and feed on blood cells!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የአይነት ሰላ
ye-a-ynet se-la
ARالعربية
نبات دموي
nabat damwi
BNবাংলা
রক্তজীব
rakt-jeev
CACatalà
hematòfit
heh-mah-toh-fit
CSČeština
hematofyt
heh-mah-toh-fyt
DADansk
blodplante
blod-plan-teh
DEDeutsch
Blutpflanze
bloot-pflan-zeh
ELΕλληνικά
αιμοφυτική
a-ee-moh-fy-tee-kee
ESEspañol
hematofita
heh-mah-toh-FEE-tah
FAفارسی
hematophyte
heh-mah-toh-fyt
FISuomi
veriplanta
ve-ri-plan-ta
FRFrançais
hématite
eh-mah-tee-t
GUGU
રક્તજીવ
rak-t-jeev
HAHA
hematophyte
heh-mah-toh-fyt
HEעברית
צמח דם
tz-mach dam
HIहिन्दी
रक्त-जीव
rakt-jeev
HUMagyar
vérnövény
ver-nö-v-ey
IDBahasa Indonesia
hematofit
heh-mah-toh-fit
IGIG
hematophyte
heh-mah-toh-fyt
ITItaliano
ematofita
eh-mah-toh-FEE-tah
JA日本語
血植物
けつしょくぶつ
KKKK
hematophyte
heh-mah-toh-fyt
KMKM
hematophyte
heh-mah-toh-fyt
KO한국어
혈식물
hyeol-sik-mul
MRMR
रक्ताजीव
rakta-jeev
MSBahasa Melayu
hematophyte
heh-mah-toh-fyt
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေပြည်
shwe-pyi
NLNederlands
bloedplant
bloed-plant
NONorsk
blodplante
blod-plan-teh
PAPA
ਖ਼ੂਨ ਜੀਵ
khoon jeev
PLPolski
hematofit
heh-mah-toh-fit
PTPortuguês
hematófita
heh-mah-toh-FEE-tah
RORomână
hematofit
heh-mah-toh-fit
RUРусский
гематофит
gematofit
SVSvenska
blodväxt
blod-växt
SWKiswahili
hematophyte
heh-mah-toh-fyt
TAதமிழ்
இரத்த செடி
i-rat-ta-che-di
TEతెలుగు
రక్త మొక్క
ra-ktha-mokkha
THไทย
พืชเลือด
phi-ch-luat
TLTL
hematophyte
heh-mah-toh-fyt
TRTürkçe
hematofit
heh-mah-toh-fit
UKУкраїнська
гематофіт
gematofit
URاردو
خونی پود
khun-i-pod
VITiếng Việt
cây máu
cay mau
YOYO
hematophyte
heh-mah-toh-fyt
ZH中文
血植物
xuè zhíwù
ZUZU
hematophyte
heh-mah-toh-fyt

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