PHORADENDRON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Phoradendron mean? 

• PHORADENDRON (noun)
  The noun PHORADENDRON has 1 sense:

1. any of various American parasitic plants similar to Old World mistletoe: false mistletoe

  Familiarity information: PHORADENDRON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHORADENDRON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various American parasitic plants similar to Old World mistletoe: false mistletoe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Phoradendron; Phoradendron

Hypernyms ("Phoradendron" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (members of "Phoradendron"):

false mistletoe; mistletoe (American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe)

Holonyms ("Phoradendron" is a member of...):

family Viscaceae; mistletoe family; Viscaceae (in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae)