Sucking roots are present in the plant

Betle

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Cuscuta

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Mangifera

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Solanum

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Solution

The correct option is C Cuscuta
Cuscuta is complete stem parasitic plant, which absorbs organic food from phloem and water and minerals from xylem in the vascular bundles of the host by haustoria which are known as sucking roots. Haustoria is the projection from the root of the parasitic plant.
So, the correct answer is option B.

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