host plant

noun

A plant that supplies food resources and substrate for certain insects or other fauna.

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Meanings

nounhost plant (plural host plants)

plural host plants · alternative hostplant

  1. biologyA plant that supplies food resources and substrate for certain insects or other fauna.

Origin

From host + plant.

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Translations

German Wirtspflanze
  • Wirtspflanzeplant that supplies food resources and substrate
Cite this entry
APA

host plant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/host%20plant

MLA

“host plant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/host%20plant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “host plant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/host%20plant.

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