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Parasitaxus ustus, parasite yew
rare and endangered monoecious parasitic conifer of New Caledonia; parasitic on Falcatifolium taxoides
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Buckleya distichophylla, buckleya
parasitic shrub of the eastern United States having opposite leaves and insignificant greenish flowers followed by oily dull green olivelike fruits
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Comandra pallida, bastard toadflax
woody creeping parasite of western North America having numerous thick powdery leaves and panicles of small dull-white flowers
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Pyrularia pubera, buffalo nut, rabbitwood
shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy drupes
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Loranthaceae, family 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
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Loranthus europaeus, mistletoe
shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks
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American mistletoe, Arceuthobium pusillum
small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees
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Christmas tree, Nuytsia floribunda, fire tree, flame tree
a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses
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Old World mistletoe, Viscum album, mistletoe
Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas
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false mistletoe, mistletoe
American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
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hemiparasite, semiparasite
a parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and therefore is capable of photosynthesis
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American mistletoe, Phoradendron flavescens, Phoradendron serotinum
the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant
