Definition
The family name for a group of parasitic flowering plants, including all species of dodder and cuscuta.
Etymology
From the genus name Cuscuta with the addition of '-aceae,' the standard scientific suffix for plant families in botanical nomenclature.
Kelly Says
Cuscutaceae used to be classified as part of the Convolvulaceae (morning glory) family, but DNA evidence revealed they're so specialized as parasites that they evolved into their own separate family!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኩስኮታ famiglia
kus-koo-ta fami-lee-ya
ARالعربية
عائلة الكوسكوتا
ʕa-ila-tu l-kus-ku-ta
BNবাংলা
কুস্কুটাসি
kus-koo-ta-see
CACatalà
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
CSČeština
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
DADansk
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
DEDeutsch
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
ELΕλληνικά
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
ESEspañol
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
FAفارسی
خانواده کوسکوتا
xānevade kūskoṭā
FISuomi
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
FRFrançais
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
GUGU
કુસ્કુટાસી
kus-koo-ta-see
HAHA
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
HEעברית
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
HIहिन्दी
कूस्कुटासी
kus-koo-ta-see
HUMagyar
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
IDBahasa Indonesia
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
IGIG
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
ITItaliano
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
KKKK
Кускутулар
kus-kyoo-tu-lar
KMKM
គ្រួសារក្សុកុតា
krou-sa-r kas-ku-ta
MRMR
कूस्कुटासी
kus-koo-ta-see
MSBahasa Melayu
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
MYမြန်မာ
ကုစကူတာ အစိုး
ku-sa-ku-ta a-so
NLNederlands
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
NONorsk
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
PAPA
ਕੁਸਕੁਟਾਸੀ
kus-koo-ta-see
PLPolski
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
PTPortuguês
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
RORomână
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
RUРусский
Кускуту
kus-kyoo-ta
SVSvenska
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
SWKiswahili
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
TAதமிழ்
கஸ்ஸ்கூட்டா
kas-sko-oo-ta
TEతెలుగు
కుస్కుటాసి
kus-koo-ta-see
THไทย
วงศ์คัสกูต้า
wong-sot kas-goo-ta
TLTL
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
TRTürkçe
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
UKУкраїнська
Кускуту
kus-kyoo-ta
URاردو
عائلة الكوسكوتا
ʕa-ila-tu l-kus-ku-ta
VITiếng Việt
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
YOYO
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay
ZUZU
Cuscutaceae
kus-kyoo-ta-see-ay