Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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genus Viscum | Yes | No | No | No |
mistletoe family | Yes | No | No | No |
genus Viscum (noun) | mistletoe family (noun) |
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type genus of the Viscaceae: Old World evergreen shrubs parasitic on many trees including oaks but especially apple trees, poplars, aspens and cottonwoods | in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria |
in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae |