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Definition of Phoradendron
1. Noun. Any of various American parasitic plants similar to Old World mistletoe: false mistletoe.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Viscaceae, Mistletoe Family, Viscaceae
Member holonyms: False Mistletoe, Mistletoe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phoradendron
Literary usage of Phoradendron
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1922)
"From phoradendron comes Lecanium ... Mr. WG Johnson has sent me some phoradendron
... 2, June, pp. 53-70.) Cites as follows, on p. 64 : "phoradendron ..."
2. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1893)
"1587 has no male flowers, but it appears to belong here. phoradendron ...
phoradendron juniperinum Engelin. in Gray, PI. Fendl. 58 (1849). ..."
3. Bulletin of Pharmacy (1889)
"With the genus Viscum our phoradendron was associated during the early ...
Like phoradendron Viscum has inconspicuous and almost imperceptible flowers. ..."
4. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"Similar breaks have been noted in phoradendron (Calvin 1967a). In phoradendron,
we found that tyloses frequently were present in the breaks created by ..."
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