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mistletoe
n.
green plant with yellowish flowers and waxy white berries that grows parasitically on other trees (native to Europe, northern Africa and Asia); North American shrub that resembles the mistletoe plant; sprig of mistletoe used as a Christmas decoration (under which people customarily kiss)
Mistletoe
Mistletoe is the common name for most
obligate hemiparasitic plants in the
order Santalales. Mistletoes attach to and penetrate the branches of a tree or shrub by a structure called the
haustorium, through which they absorb water and nutrients from the host plant.
mistletoe
Noun
1. American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
(synonym) false mistletoe
(hypernym) parasitic plant
(hyponym) American mistletoe, Phoradendron serotinum, Phoradendron flavescens
(member-holonym) Phoradendron, genus Phoradendron
2. Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas
(synonym) Viscum album, Old World mistletoe
(hypernym) parasitic plant
(member-holonym) Viscum, genus Viscum
3. shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks
(synonym) Loranthus europaeus
(hypernym) parasitic plant
(member-holonym) Loranthus, genus Loranthus
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