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mistletoe

DEFINITIONS OF: mistletoe

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

Synonyms:
Old World mistletoe, Viscum album
Type of:
parasitic plant
plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it

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

Synonyms:
Loranthus europaeus
Type of:
parasitic plant
plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it

n American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe

Synonyms:
false mistletoe
Types:
American mistletoe, Phoradendron flavescens, Phoradendron serotinum
the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant
Type of:
parasitic plant
plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it
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