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GENUS LORANTHUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Loranthaceae: 1 species
Synonyms:
genus Loranthus; Loranthus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Loranthus" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Loranthus"):
Loranthus europaeus; mistletoe (shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks)
Holonyms ("genus Loranthus" is a member of...):
family Loranthaceae; Loranthaceae; mistletoe family (in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria)
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