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VISCACEAE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

In some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae

Synonyms:

family Viscaceae; mistletoe family; Viscaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "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 ("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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