English noun: family Loranthaceae | |||
1. | family Loranthaceae (plant) in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria | ||
Synonyms | Loranthaceae, mistletoe family | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dilleniid dicot family, parasitic plant | ||
Member holonym | Arceuthobium, genus Arceuthobium, genus Loranthus, genus Nuytsia, Loranthus, Nuytsia | ||
Member meronym | order Santalales, Santalales | ||