Arceuthobium

prop. n.

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A genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers.

Thesaurus

Noun

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Arceuthobium - genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers genus Arceuthobium dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs family Loranthaceae, 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 Arceuthobium pusillum, American mistletoe - small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees