host plant Synonyms
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host plant Meaning
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host plant ()
A plant which aids, shelters, or protects another plant in its growth, as those which are used for nurse crops.
host plant Sentence Examples
- The monarch butterfly's sole host plant is the milkweed plant.
- The parasitic fungus Cordyceps infects a wide range of insects, but its primary host plant is the carpenter ant.
- The tobacco hornworm is a pest that feeds on tomato plants, its primary host plant.
- The diamondback moth lays its eggs on the host plant's leaves, where the larvae feed on the plant's tissue.
- The cabbage white butterfly relies on the host plant broccoli as a source of food and reproduction.
- The aphids' host plant is the rose bush, on which they feed on the plant's sap.
- The squash vine borer's host plant is the squash plant, where it tunnels into the stem and damages the plant.
- The Mexican fruit fly has a wide range of host plants, including citrus trees and coffee plants.
- The gypsy moth is a voracious defoliator, and its primary host plants include oak and aspen trees.
- The endangered Karner blue butterfly is dependent on its host plant, the wild lupine, for survival.
FAQs About the word host plant
A plant which aids, shelters, or protects another plant in its growth, as those which are used for nurse crops.
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The monarch butterfly's sole host plant is the milkweed plant.
The parasitic fungus Cordyceps infects a wide range of insects, but its primary host plant is the carpenter ant.
The tobacco hornworm is a pest that feeds on tomato plants, its primary host plant.
The diamondback moth lays its eggs on the host plant's leaves, where the larvae feed on the plant's tissue.
