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 | ||