mistletoe


Definition: Meaning of, mistletoe in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmɪs(ə)ltəʊ /

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  1. a plant with small white berries, which grows on trees. It is traditional to kiss people under a piece of mistletoe at Christmas.
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mistletoe used in phrases

  • American mistletoe (noun)
    1. the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant
    2. small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees
  • Old World mistletoe (noun)
    1. old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas
  • false mistletoe (noun)
    1. american plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
  • mistletoe cactus (noun)
    1. a plant of the genus Rhipsalis
  • mistletoe family (noun)
    1. in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae
    2. in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria
  • mistletoe fig (noun)
    1. shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoe
  • mistletoe rubber plant (noun)
    1. shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoe
  • mistletoe thrush (noun)
    1. large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries
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