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American mistletoe

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: American mistletoe

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n
small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees
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n
the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: American mistletoe
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n small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees

Synonyms:
Arceuthobium pusillum
Type of:
parasitic plant
plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it
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n the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant

Synonyms:
Phoradendron flavescens, Phoradendron serotinum
Type of:
false mistletoe, mistletoe
American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
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