family loranthaceae

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family loranthaceae - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  family Loranthaceae
      n 1: in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or
           hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of
           tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by
           haustoria [syn: Loranthaceae, family Loranthaceae,
           mistletoe family]