NOUN | plant | Loranthaceae, family Loranthaceae, mistletoe family | in some classification includes Viscaceae |
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Meaning | In some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria. | |
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Synonyms | family Loranthaceae, mistletoe family | |
Member of | Santalales, order Santalales | Order of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary |
Members | Arceuthobium, genus Arceuthobium | genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers |
Loranthus, genus Loranthus | type genus of the Loranthaceae | |
Nuytsia, genus Nuytsia | One species | |
Broader | dilleniid dicot family | family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs |
parasitic plant | plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it | |
Spanish | lorantáceas | |
Catalan | lorantàcia, lorantàcies, Loranthaceae |
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