English Explanatory Dictionary

loranthaceous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the family Loranthaceae of showy mistletoes.

Word forms

loranthaceous

Etymology

From translingual Loranthaceae + -ous, from Loranthus, from Ancient Greek λῶρος (lôros, “thong”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

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