Arceuthobium

noun

genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers

• Syn: ↑genus Arceuthobium

• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus

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

• Member Meronyms: ↑American mistletoe, ↑Arceuthobium pusillum

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\\ˌärsyəˈthōbēəm, ˌarˌsüˈ-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek arkeuthos juniper + New Latin -bium; from its parasitism on conifers; perhaps akin to Greek arkys net — more at arachn-

: a genus of chiefly American plants (family Loranthaceae) parasitic on various conifers and having 4-angled branches, scalelike leaves, dioecious flowers, and fleshy stalked berries — see american mistletoe