mistletoe
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Old English misteltān, from mistel ‘mistletoe’ + tān ‘twig’. Compare mistle.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈmɪsəltəʊ/
[edit] Noun
mistletoe (plural mistletoes)
- Any of several parasitic evergreen plants with white berries that grow in the crowns of oaks, apple trees and other trees.
- A sprig of these plants used as a Christmas decoration.
[edit] Usage notes
The term mistletoe is used for both Viscum album (European mistletoe) and Phoradendron leucarpum (eastern mistletoe).
[edit] Translations
either species of such evergreen plant
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European mistletoe
eastern mistletoe