mistletoe

Noun
  1. American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe (synset 112760561)
    is a type of: parasitic plant - plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it
    subtypes: american mistletoe, phoradendron flavescens, phoradendron serotinum - the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant
    belongs to: genus phoradendron, phoradendron - any of various American parasitic plants similar to Old World mistletoe: false mistletoe
    same as: false mistletoe
  2. Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries;
    The traditional mistletoe of Christmas (synset 112760092)
    is a type of: parasitic plant - plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it
    belongs to: genus 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
    same as: old world mistletoe, viscum album
  3. Shrub of central and southeastern Europe;
    Partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks (synset 112758658)
    is a type of: parasitic plant - plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it
    belongs to: genus loranthus, loranthus - type genus of the Loranthaceae: 1 species
    same as: loranthus europaeus

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