See Also: Uncle Sam' s Hat(recipes)
uncle(dictionary)
Uncle Tom(dictionary)
Uncle Sam(dictionary)
Uncle Sam(encyclopedia)
uncle(2)(dictionary)
Uncle Tom(dictionary)
Uncle Remus(dictionary)
Uncle Abe's Deli(tourism)
UNCLE SAM Credit Union(finance)

haustorium (iou) and Uncle Sam (oh)


haustorium (iou)



haustorium noun. . L19.
[from Latin haustor agent-noun from haurire to draw, to drain: see -ORIUM.]
A slender projection from the root of a parasitic plant, such as a dodder, or from the hyphae of a parasitic fungus, enabling the parasite to penetrate the tissues of its host and absorb nutrients from it.
haustorial adjective of or pertaining to a haustorium M20.

Uncle Sam (oh)



[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Probably based on U.S., short for United States]
informal the US, or the US government, sometimes represented by the figure of a man with a white beard and tall hat