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Mistletoe - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Mistletoe : (noun)
1: American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe [syn:
false mistletoe]
2: Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems
with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the
traditional mistletoe of Christmas [syn: Viscum album, Old
World mistletoe]
3: shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially
parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks [syn: Loranthus
europaeus]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Mistletoe : \Mis"tle*toe\, n. [AS. mistelt[=a]n; mistel mistletoe
_ t[=a]n twig. AS. mistel is akin of D., G., Dan. & Sw.
mistel, OHG. mistil, Icel. mistilteinn; and AS. t[=a]n to D.
teen, OHG. zein, Icel. teinn, Goth. tains. Cf. Missel.]
(Bot.)
A parasitic evergreen plant of Europe (Viscum album), bearing
a glutinous fruit. When found upon the oak, where it is rare,
it was an object of superstitious regard among the Druids. A
bird lime is prepared from its fruit. [Written also
misletoe, misseltoe, and mistleto.] --Lindley. Loudon.
Note: The mistletoe of the United States is Phoradendron
flavescens, having broader leaves than the European
kind. In different regions various similar plants are
called by this name.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Mistletoe, KY
Zip code(s): 41351
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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