HyperDic: family_loranthaceae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Loranthaceae:
NOUNplantfamily Loranthaceae, Loranthaceae, mistletoe familyin some classification includes Viscaceae
English > family Loranthaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningIn some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria.
SynonymsLoranthaceae, mistletoe family
Member ofSantalales, order SantalalesOrder of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary
MembersArceuthobium, genus Arceuthobiumgenus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers
Loranthus, genus Loranthustype genus of the Loranthaceae
Nuytsia, genus NuytsiaOne species
Broaderdilleniid dicot familyfamily of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
parasitic plantplant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it
Spanishlorantáceas
Catalanlorantàcia, lorantàcies, Loranthaceae

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