Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun loranthaceae

1 sense of loranthaceae

Sense 1
Loranthaceae, family 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)
       => dilleniid dicot family -- (family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
       => parasitic plant -- (plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it)