Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: Loranthaceae
  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
    - family Loranthaceae, mistletoe family

Type of: dilleniid dicot family, parasitic plant

Part of: order Santalales, Santalales

Encyclopedia: Loranthaceae