ˌmīzəˈdendrən noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from myzo- + -dendron
: a genus (coextensive with the family Myzodendraceae) of semiparasitic plants of the order Santalales that usually have unisexual flowers with the small perianth parts opposite the aduate stamens and 3-angled fruits with a greatly elongated hairy process projecting from each angle