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PHORADENDRON

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of various American parasitic plants similar to Old World mistletoe: false mistletoe

Synonyms:

genus Phoradendron; Phoradendron

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Phoradendron"):

false mistletoe; mistletoe (American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe)

Holonyms ("Phoradendron" is a member of...):

family Viscaceae; mistletoe family; Viscaceae (in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae)

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