loranthaceous

Meaning

Adjective

  • Of or relating to the family Loranthaceae (family) of showy mistletoe.

Origin

  • Loranthaceae (family) -ous, New Latin Loranthus (genus), from Ancient Greek λῶρος, variant of ἄνθος.

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