family loranthaceae

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 (synset 112758143)
    is a type of:
    • dilleniid dicot family - family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
    • parasitic plant - plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it
    member holonym:
    belongs to: order santalales, santalales - order of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary; many are parasitic or partly parasitic usually on roots
    same as: loranthaceae, mistletoe family

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