mistletoe

Definition of Mistletoe in English :

Noun

American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe

false mistletoe

2. mistletoe, old world mistletoe, viscum album

Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas

3. loranthus europaeus, mistletoe

shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks

loranthus europaeus

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mistletoe

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noun

1.

a Eurasian evergreen shrub, Viscum album, with leathery leaves, yellowish flowers, and waxy white berries: grows as a partial parasite on various trees: used as a Christmas decoration: family Viscaceae

2.

any of several similar and related American plants in the families Loranthaceae or Viscaceae, esp Phoradendron flavescens

3. mistletoe cactus

Mistletoe

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noun

1.

any of various evergreen plants (genera Phoradendron and Viscum) of the mistletoe family, parasitic on deciduous or evergreen trees, with small, yellowish-green leaves, yellowish flowers, and shiny, white, poisonous berries

2.

a sprig of such a plant, hung as a Christmas decoration: men by custom kiss women standing under it

adjective

3.

designating a family (Loranthaceae, order Santalales) of parasitic, dicotyledonous shrubs and small trees

Mistletoe

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n.

1. Any of various hemiparasitic plants of the order Santalales that grow on the branches of other plants, especially Viscum album of Eurasia and Phoradendron leucarpum of North America, both of which have leathery evergreen leaves and waxy white berries. Extracts of the Eurasian species are sometimes used for medicinal purposes.

2. A sprig of mistletoe, often used as a Christmas decoration.

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