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Ultimate Word Tournament!
Round 2
haustorium
γαλῆν
haustorium (English, Biology Dialect) [hɔˈstɔriəm] 1. Rootlike structure or a structure that grows into or around another structure to absorb water or nutrients. 2. A root of a parasitic plant modified to take nourishment from its host.
γαλῆν (Greek, Typo Dialect) galên [ ɡa.lɛ̂ːn] (I think, let me know if this is wrong) a weasel. Famously said by Hegelochus instead of "γαλήν" (calm sea), putting him out of a job and mocked by all to this day.
Parasitic plants have developed a specialized structure, the haustorium, which is a modified root (Figure 23.36).
"Plant Physiology and Development" int'l 6e - Taiz, L., Zeiger, E., Møller, I.M., Murphy, A.
Ultimate Word Tournament!
Round 1
anaesthesiologist
haustorium
anaesthesiologist (English, Medical Dialect) [ ˌænəsˌθiziˈɒlədʒɪst] A doctor who has special training in giving drugs or other agents to prevent or relieve pain during surgery or other procedures.
haustorium (English, Biology Dialect) [ˌtɪntɪnˌnæbjəˈleɪʃən] 1. Rootlike structure or a structure that grows into or around another structure to absorb water or nutrients. 2. A root of a parasitic plant modified to take nourishment from its host.
me when i walk lorden range alone. the e ld er t re e be there. me when its a little stuck. me when im a boy whos only known war. the. the roots. its a little stuck.
up my spine.
sliding into my legs. pull them out. slick with my blood.
ooh chainsaw
lorden range was waking up
ange. i love her. ange. ange. ange. ange. used to be a dancer.
path shifts like a mirage.
tuck. nononono. tuck.
me when fungus protruding from my head in grisly sprouts.
oh. our crushed pickup.
me withbmy gun
me when im held together by flora and sinew
me when worms wriggling through my gums
go ange. go. stab that boyo.
eon when his fathers gun is empty.
no funeral to give them. they got dragged into the hungry earth.
time would give and take before this tree fell.
limping away. me when Pain
cant believe after all that hes probably gonna die of the polyps. fucjing polyps man. at least he’s going in the direction of the only home hes ever known. go home boyo. go home to andrew and and your daughter. fucking Idiots man. i liked daniel. he was a freak. me when worms man. fucjing worms, man.
By: Konan Brou Roger, Assa Rebecca Rachel, Kouassi Kouakou Nestor, Konan Konan Jean Louis, Et Amani N’guessan Georges Key Words: coconut, haustorium, germination, biochemical parameters.
This study is done to determine the biochemical characteristics of coconut haustorium during germination in order to propose ways of increasing their commercial value. The Malaysia Yellow Dwarf (MYD) cultivar was used for this study. The coconut were stored during one month before putting in seedbed at the nursey.At2 and 4 months of germination, biochemical analyses were made on Coconut haustorium. The results showed that the oil content fluctuate from 12.90% to 37.30% when the protein content vary from 11.25% to 13.74%.
Host specificity in parasitic plants - perspectives from mistletoes
Host specificity in parasitic plants – perspectives from mistletoes
Mistletoes are very fascinating parasitic plants. Unlike most common plants, mistletoes grow on the branches of other plants and rely on these “host” plants for water and nutrients. Scientists have been trying to understand why parasitic plants differ in the number of host species parasitised. Number of mistletoe species that parasitize the most common Acacia host species in southern Africa.…
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My Mom always had a mistletoe ball hanging in the archway between the kitchen and the living room. It wasn’t real, but was cute as it had an elf (looked amazingly like the Elf On The Shelf elf) sitting on top of it. I don’t know how much kissing was done under it. I think it was more of a decoration than a romantic symbol. I wonder if she still has it?
I never really thought much about mistletoe. I knew it was sold at Christmas time for people to kiss under and that it was a parasite. So last January when I was in Florida, I was amazed to look up and see it in trees in a parking lot, of all places.
Mistletoe has taken over this tree
This may look like a tree that has lost most of its leaves. Really, it is a tree that has lost its leaves for the winter, but is filled with mistletoe (Phoradendron). All the green is mistletoe.
So last night when I was at Trader Joe’s, and saw some for sale in little boxes, I decided to find out some more information about this parasitic plant.
I read a few articles about this hemiparisitic plant. That means the mistletoe does live on the plant and get its nourishment from it as a parasite, yet, it is green and also making its own food by photosynthesizing. So, how does this plant end up living in the trees? Bird poop. Quite a few plants are spread by birds. That’s how poison ivy ends up places you never had it before. The old English version of mistletoe is “mistletan” and “mistel” is the word for “dung” and “tan” means “twig”, thus poop branch. Long ago they thought the mistletoe grew from birds, but later realized it was from their droppings instead.
The white fruit of the mistletoe contains sticky seeds. They are very poisonous, but not to birds. If you handle real mistletoe, make sure to wash your hands well to make sure there is no reaction to it. They birds eat them, they come out the other end, and are quite often deposited on the branches and twigs of trees. Because the seeds are sticky, they may also wipe them off their beaks onto the tree branches. These seeds send out a structure called a haustoria which penetrates the tree bark, finds the vascular system of the tree and starts sucking up the water and nutrients. This will be detrimental to the tree, and if it is left to overtake the tree, may kill the plant.
Mistletoe in a dormant tree
The Celtic Druids thought it had mystical power, others thought it was holy because it rooted close to heaven in the trees. Scandinavian mythology portrayed it as a symbol of peace and from there it somehow became a Christmas and New Year’s tradition to hang and kiss under it. A berry is removed for each kiss and when the berries are gone, the kisses end.
I think it is amazing how these myths and traditions get started and live on through the centuries. I’m going to dig through the closets and basement at my Mom’s house and look for the mistletoe elf ball. Meanwhile my Trader Joe’s mistletoe is hung and we’ll see how that goes.
Merry Christmas!
Meet Me Under The Mistletoe My Mom always had a mistletoe ball hanging in the archway between the kitchen and the living room.