genus Loranthus
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| Noun | 1. | genus Loranthus - type genus of the Loranthaceae: 1 species dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs family Loranthaceae, Loranthaceae, 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 Loranthus europaeus, mistletoe - shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks |
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