noun
in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria
• Syn: ↑Loranthaceae, ↑mistletoe family
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family, ↑parasitic plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Santalales, ↑order Santalales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Loranthus, ↑genus Loranthus, ↑Arceuthobium, ↑genus Arceuthobium, ↑Nuytsia, ↑genus Nuytsia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.