Hypernyms for "parasitic plant"
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American mistletoe
Arceuthobium pusillum
bastard toadflax
buckleya
Buckleya distichophylla
buffalo nut
Christmas tree
Comandra pallida
false mistletoe
family Loranthaceae
fire tree
flame tree
hemiparasite
Loranthaceae
Loranthus europaeus
mistletoe
mistletoe family
Nuytsia floribunda
Old World mistletoe
Parasitaxus ustus
parasite yew
Pyrularia pubera
rabbitwood
semiparasite
Viscum album
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.