noun
1. 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, ↑family Loranthaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family, ↑parasitic plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Santalales, ↑order Santalales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Loranthus, ↑genus Loranthus, ↑Arceuthobium, ↑genus Arceuthobium, ↑Nuytsia, ↑genus Nuytsia
2. in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae
• Syn: ↑Viscaceae, ↑family Viscaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Santalales, ↑order Santalales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Viscum, ↑genus Viscum, ↑Phoradendron, ↑genus Phoradendron
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nounUseful english dictionary. 2012.