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Mistletoe
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What's The Definition Of Mistletoe?
[n] shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks
[n] Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas [n] American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe Synonyms | Synonyms for Mistletoe: false mistletoe | Loranthus europaeus | Old World mistletoe | Viscum album Related Terms | Find terms related to Mistletoe: See Also | American mistletoe | genus Loranthus | genus Phoradendron | genus Viscum | Loranthus | parasitic plant | Phoradendron | Phoradendron flavescens | Phoradendron serotinum | Viscum Mistletoe In Webster's Dictionary \Mis"tle*toe\, n. [AS. mistelt[=a]n; mistel mistletoe
+ t[=a]n twig. AS. mistel is akin of D., G., Dan. & Sw.
mistel, OHG. mistil, Icel. mistilteinn; and AS. t[=a]n to D.
teen, OHG. zein, Icel. teinn, Goth. tains. Cf. {Missel}.]
(Bot.)
A parasitic evergreen plant of Europe (Viscum album), bearing
a glutinous fruit. When found upon the oak, where it is rare,
it was an object of superstitious regard among the Druids. A
bird lime is prepared from its fruit. [Written also
{misletoe}, {misseltoe}, and {mistleto}.] --Lindley. Loudon.
Note: The mistletoe of the United States is {Phoradendron
flavescens}, having broader leaves than the European
kind. In different regions various similar plants are
called by this name.
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