SYCOPHANT'IC, adjective Talebearing; more generally, obsequiously flattering; parasitic; courting favor by mean adulation.
1.sycophantic plants, or parasites, are such as adhere to other plants, and depend on them for support.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.