| 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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