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FAMILY VISCACEAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae
Synonyms:
family Viscaceae; mistletoe family; Viscaceae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Viscaceae" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot family (family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "family Viscaceae"):
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 ("family Viscaceae" 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)
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