HyperDic: family_viscaceae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Viscaceae:
NOUNplantfamily Viscaceae, Viscaceae, mistletoe familyin some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae
English > family Viscaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningIn some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae.
SynonymsViscaceae, mistletoe family
Member ofSantalales, order SantalalesOrder of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary
MembersPhoradendron, genus PhoradendronAny of various American parasitic plants similar to Old World mistletoe
Viscum, genus Viscumtype genus of the Viscaceae
Broaderdilleniid dicot familyfamily of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs

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