parasite yew

parasite yew
noun
rare and endangered monoecious parasitic conifer of New Caledonia; parasitic on Falcatifolium taxoides
Syn: ↑Parasitaxus ustus
Hypernyms: ↑parasitic plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Parasitaxus, ↑genus Parasitaxus

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