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    GENUS LORANTHUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the Loranthaceae: 1 speciesplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Loranthus; Loranthus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    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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