Home › Words › S › semiparasitesemiparasitesemiparasite means A semiparasitic organism.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, semiparasite ranks #30,552 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom semi- + parasite.nounA semiparasitic organism.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.semiparasitically 83% match — In a semiparasitic manner. vs semiparasite →hemiparasitically 75% match — Synonym of semiparasitically. vs semiparasite →semiepiphyte 70% match — A plant that can be an epiphyte (live on the surface of the other plant) or live independently. vs semiparasite →semiepiphytic 69% match — Of, pertaining to, or being a semiepiphyte. vs semiparasite →biparasite 69% match — A biparasitic parasite vs semiparasite →hemibiotroph 68% match — An organism that is parasitic in living tissue for some time and then continues to live in dead tissue vs semiparasite →phytoparasite 68% match — A parasitic plant. vs semiparasite →hemiparasite 68% match — Any parasitic plant that obtains energy by photosynthesis as well as from its host vs semiparasite →