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English noun: mistletoe

1. mistletoe (plant) American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe


Synonymsfalse mistletoe


Broader (hypernym)parasitic plant


Narrower (hyponym)American mistletoe, Phoradendron flavescens, Phoradendron serotinum


Member meronymgenus 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


SynonymsOld World mistletoe, Viscum album


Broader (hypernym)parasitic plant


Member meronymgenus Viscum, Viscum

3. mistletoe (plant) shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks


SynonymsLoranthus europaeus


Broader (hypernym)parasitic plant


Member meronymgenus Loranthus, Loranthus









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