Definitions for viscaceae

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Viscaceae, family Viscaceae, mistletoe family(noun)

    in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Viscaceae

    The Christmas Mistletoe plant family of the order Santalales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida. They are parasitic primarily on coniferous trees forming a drooping evergreen bush of leathery leaves on tree branches. The berries are sticky and toxic.


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