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haustorium

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1.a rootlike attachment in parasitic plants that penetrates and obtains food from the host

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    take one's cue from (someone)
    to use another's behavior or reactions as a guide to one's own
    The musicians took their cue from the conductor when the orchestra performed the musical piece.



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