Assertion: mistletoe's host | /r/HasProperty | adhesion
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text: Typically, the haustorium serves three functions: to attach the parasite to the host (adhesion), to penetrate into the host tissue or even into individual host cells (intrusion), and to conduct water and nutrients from the host to the parasite (conduction).Fungal parasites are among the most destructive diseases of plants.