Phoradendron

noun

any of various American parasitic plants similar to Old World mistletoe: false mistletoe

• Syn: ↑genus Phoradendron

• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Viscaceae, ↑family Viscaceae, ↑mistletoe family

• Member Meronyms: ↑mistletoe, ↑false mistletoe

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\\ˌfōrəˈdendrən\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phōr thief + dendron tree; from the parasitic habit — more at dendr-

: a genus of American hemiparasitic plants (family Loranthaceae) having erect and vertically 2-celled anthers — see mistletoe 2a