family Viscaceae

family Viscaceae
noun
in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae
Syn: ↑Viscaceae, ↑mistletoe family
Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family
Member Holonyms: ↑Santalales, ↑order Santalales
Member Meronyms: ↑Viscum, ↑genus Viscum, ↑Phoradendron, ↑genus Phoradendron

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  • Viscaceae — ▪ plant family       one of the mistletoe families of flowering plants of the sandalwood order (Santalales), including about 11 genera and more than 450 species of semiparasitic shrubs. This family is sometimes considered a subfamily of the… …   Universalium

  • family Loranthaceae — noun in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria • Syn: ↑Loranthaceae, ↑mistletoe family • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mistletoe family — noun 1. in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria • Syn: ↑Loranthaceae, ↑family Loranthaceae • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dilleniid dicot family — noun family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Hyponyms: ↑Capparidaceae, ↑family Capparidaceae, ↑caper family, ↑Cruciferae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Santalales — Taxobox name = Santalales image width = 240px image caption = Santalum haleakalae regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Santalales ordo authority = Dumort. subdivision ranks = Families subdivision = See… …   Wikipedia

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  • Viscum — noun type genus of the Viscaceae: Old World evergreen shrubs parasitic on many trees including oaks but especially apple trees, poplars, aspens and cottonwoods • Syn: ↑genus Viscum • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Viscaceae …   Useful english dictionary

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