Bot. rare. [ad. mod.L. Lōranthus, name of the typical genus of the order Loranthaceæ: f. L. lōr-um strap + Gr. ἄνθος flower.] Any plant of the N.O. Loranthaceæ (see next).
1846. Lindley, Veg. Kingd., 789. Loranthaceæ—Loranths…. It is customary to call the floral envelopes of the genera of Loranths by the name of sepals in Viscum.
