mis·tle·toe (m s  l-t  )n. 1. A Eurasian parasitic shrub (Viscum album) having leathery evergreen leaves and waxy white berries. 2. Any of several American parasitic shrubs, such as Phoradendron flavescens of eastern North America. 3. A sprig of mistletoe, often used as a Christmas decoration. [Middle English mistelto, back-formation from Old English mistelt  n (tn, taken for pl. of t, toe) : mistel, mistletoe; see meigh- in Indo-European roots + tn, twig.] |   Viscum album |
mistletoe [ˈmɪsəlˌtəʊ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a Eurasian evergreen shrub, Viscum album, with leathery leaves, yellowish flowers, and waxy white berries: grows as a partial parasite on various trees: used as a Christmas decoration: family Viscaceae
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several similar and related American plants in the families Loranthaceae or Viscaceae, esp Phoradendron flavescens
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)
mistletoe cactus an epiphytic cactus, Rhipsalis cassytha, that grows in tropical America
[Old English misteltān, from mistel mistletoe + tān twig; related to Old Norse mistilteinn]
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| Noun | 1. |  mistletoe - American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoegenus Phoradendron, Phoradendron - any of various American parasitic plants similar to Old World mistletoe: false mistletoe American mistletoe, Phoradendron flavescens, Phoradendron serotinum - the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant parasitic plant - plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it |
| 2. |  mistletoe - Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmasgenus Viscum, Viscum - type genus of the Viscaceae: Old World evergreen shrubs parasitic on many trees including oaks but especially apple trees, poplars, aspens and cottonwoods parasitic plant - plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it | |
| 3. | mistletoe - shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks genus Loranthus, Loranthus - type genus of the Loranthaceae: 1 species parasitic plant - plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it |
Translations
mistletoe
n mistletoe [ˈmisltəu]
a plant with white berries, used in Christmas decorations. voëlent, maretak, mistel دِبِق، نبات يُسْتَعْمَل في عيد ميلاد المسيح имел jmelí mistelten die Mistel γκι muérdago puuvõõrik داروش misteli gui דְבֵקוֹן לָבַן अमरबेल imela fagyöngy tumbuhan hiasan Natal mistilteinn vischio やどりぎ 겨우살이의 일종 amalas, laumės šluota āmulis tumbuhan mistletoe maretak misteltein jemioła visco vâsc омела imelo omela imela mistel ไม้จำพวกกาฝากขึ้นตามต้นไม้ในฤดูหนาวของยุโรป ökseotu 槲寄生 омела ایک طفیلی بیل جسے کا استعمال کرسمس میں سجاوٹ کے لئے کیا جاتا ہے cây tầm gửi 槲寄生
mistletoe → نبات الهُدَال jmelí mistelten Mistel γκι muérdago misteli gui imela vischio ヤドリギ 겨우살이 maretak misteltein jemioła visco омела mistel ไม้จำพวกกาฝากขึ้นตามต้นไม้ ökseotu cây tầm gửi 槲寄生
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