different between parasitic vs appressorium

English

parasite +? -ic

parasitic (not comparable)

parasitic (plural parasitics)

(electronics) A component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior.

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appressorium (plural appressoria)

(mycology) A bulbous formation produced by parasitic fungi that is well attached to the cuticle of the host and from where a peg-shaped hypha is formed that penetrates the cuticle.

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