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Plants obtaining nourishment from other plants by haustoria are

A
Epiphytes
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Parasites
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Xerophytes
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Halophytes
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Solution

The correct option is B Parasites
Parasitic plants obtain their nutritional requirements from a host plant.
They make it possible with a special organ called the haustorium, which invades host plant tissues and withdraw the necessary water and nutrients for the plant's growth.
So the correct option is B.

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