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noun
Any of several related hemiparasitic plants in the family Santalaceae.
Any plant in the genus Thesium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any of several related hemiparasitic plants in the family Santalaceae.
Comandra umbellata.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: umbellate bastard toadflax, common comandra
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any of several related hemiparasitic plants in the family Santalaceae.
Geocaulon lividum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: northern comandra, false toadflax
Antonyms: none provided
noun
woody creeping parasite of western North America having numerous thick powdery leaves and panicles of small dull-white flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Comandra pallida
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: parasitic plant
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