| NOUN | plant | mistletoe family, Viscaceae, family Viscaceae | in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae |
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| plant | mistletoe family, Loranthaceae, family Loranthaceae | in some classification includes Viscaceae |
| Meaning | In some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae. | |
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| Synonyms | Viscaceae, family Viscaceae | |
| Member of | Santalales, order Santalales | Order of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary |
| Members | Phoradendron, genus Phoradendron | Any of various American parasitic plants similar to Old World mistletoe |
| Viscum, genus Viscum | type genus of the Viscaceae | |
| Broader | dilleniid dicot family | family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs |
| 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 | Loranthaceae, family Loranthaceae | |
| 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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