|  mistletoe 
  
 
 1. 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
 • Hypernyms:
 parasitic plant
 • Member Holonyms:
 Viscum, genus Viscum
 2. shrub of central and southeastern Europe;
 partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks
 • Syn:
 Loranthus europaeus
 • Hypernyms:
 parasitic plant
 • Member Holonyms:
 Loranthus, genus Loranthus
 3. American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
 • Syn:
 false mistletoe
 • Hypernyms:
 parasitic plant
 • Hyponyms:
 American mistletoe, Phoradendron serotinum, Phoradendron flavescens
 • Member Holonyms:
 Phoradendron, genus Phoradendron
 
 
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