Source : WordNet®

mistletoe family
     n 1: in some classifications considered a subfamily of
          Loranthaceae [syn: {Viscaceae}, {family Viscaceae}]
     2: in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or
        hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of
        tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by
        haustoria [syn: {Loranthaceae}, {family Loranthaceae}]