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Old World mistletoe

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