English noun: mistletoe | |||
1. | mistletoe (plant) American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe | ||
Synonyms | false mistletoe | ||
Broader (hypernym) | parasitic plant | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | American mistletoe, Phoradendron flavescens, Phoradendron serotinum | ||
Member meronym | genus Phoradendron, Phoradendron | ||
2. | mistletoe (plant) Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas | ||
Synonyms | Old World mistletoe, Viscum album | ||
Broader (hypernym) | parasitic plant | ||
Member meronym | genus Viscum, Viscum | ||
3. | mistletoe (plant) shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks | ||
Synonyms | Loranthus europaeus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | parasitic plant | ||
Member meronym | genus Loranthus, Loranthus | ||