MISTLETOE FAMILY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mistletoe family mean? 

• MISTLETOE FAMILY (noun)
  The noun MISTLETOE FAMILY has 2 senses:

1. in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae

2. in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria

  Familiarity information: MISTLETOE FAMILY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MISTLETOE FAMILY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

family Viscaceae; mistletoe family; Viscaceae

Hypernyms ("mistletoe family" is a kind of...):

dilleniid dicot family (family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "mistletoe family"):

genus Viscum; Viscum (type genus of the Viscaceae: Old World evergreen shrubs parasitic on many trees including oaks but especially apple trees, poplars, aspens and cottonwoods)

genus Phoradendron; Phoradendron (any of various American parasitic plants similar to Old World mistletoe: false mistletoe)

Holonyms ("mistletoe family" is a member of...):

order Santalales; Santalales (order of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary; many are parasitic or partly parasitic usually on roots)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

family Loranthaceae; Loranthaceae; mistletoe family

Hypernyms ("mistletoe family" is a kind 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)

Meronyms (members of "mistletoe family"):

genus Loranthus; Loranthus (type genus of the Loranthaceae: 1 species)

Arceuthobium; genus Arceuthobium (genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers)

genus Nuytsia; Nuytsia (one species)

Holonyms ("mistletoe family" is a member of...):

order Santalales; Santalales (order of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary; many are parasitic or partly parasitic usually on roots)