loranthus

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1. type genus of the Loranthaceae: 1 species (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	dilleniid dicot genus,
definition	:	genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	loranthus europaeus, mistletoe,
definition	:	shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	family loranthaceae, loranthaceae, mistletoe family,
definition	:	in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria (noun.plant)