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    GENUS PHORADENDRON

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    genus Phoradendron; Phoradendron

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

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

    Meronyms (members of "genus Phoradendron"):

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

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

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

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