Meaning host plant
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host plantThe plant used for food by a specific species. Butterflies typically lay their eggs on the host plant used by the caterpillar. A single species of butterfly may use one or several species of plants as host plants.
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host plantA plant or plants on which eggs are laid and on which the caterpillars feed
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host plantA plant on which a pest lives or by which it is nourished.
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