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mistletoe family vs parasitic plant

parasitic plant vs mistletoe family

mistletoe family and parasitic plant both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mistletoe family Yes No No No
parasitic plant Yes No No No
As nouns, parasitic plant is a hypernym of mistletoe family; that is, parasitic plant is a word with a broader meaning than mistletoe family:
  • mistletoe family: in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria
  • parasitic plant: plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it
Other hypernyms of mistletoe family include dilleniid dicot family.
mistletoe family (noun) parasitic plant (noun)
in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it
in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae
Difference between mistletoe family and parasitic plant

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