noun
any of various American parasitic plants similar to Old World mistletoe: false mistletoe
• Syn: ↑genus Phoradendron
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Viscaceae, ↑family Viscaceae, ↑mistletoe family
• Member Meronyms: ↑mistletoe, ↑false mistletoe
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\\ˌfōrəˈdendrən\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phōr thief + dendron tree; from the parasitic habit — more at dendr-
: a genus of American hemiparasitic plants (family Loranthaceae) having erect and vertically 2-celled anthers — see mistletoe 2a
Useful english dictionary. 2012.