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mistletoe

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɪs^əltəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɪsəlˌtoʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mis′əl tō′)

mis•tle•toe /ˈmɪsəlˌtoʊ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

Plant Biologya plant having yellowish flowers and white berries used in Christmas decorations:If you stand under mistletoe, anyone wishing to do so may kiss you.

mis•tle•toe (mis′əl tō′),USA pronunciation n.

Plant Biologya European plant, Viscum album, having yellowish flowers and white berries, growing parasitically on various trees, used in Christmas decorations.
Plant Biologyany of several other related, similar plants, as Phoradendron serotinum, of the U.S.: the state flower of Oklahoma.

bef. 1000; Middle English mistelto, apparently back formation from Old English misteltān (mistel mistletoe, basil + tān twig), the -n being taken as plural ending; cognate with Old Norse mistilteinn

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mistletoe /ˈmɪs^əlˌtəʊ/ n

a Eurasian evergreen shrub, Viscum album, with leathery leaves, yellowish flowers, and waxy white berries: grows as a partial parasite on various trees: used as a Christmas decoration: family Viscaceae
any of several similar and related American plants in the families Loranthaceae or Viscaceae, esp Phoradendron flavescens

Etymology: Old English misteltān, from mistel mistletoe + tān twig; related to Old Norse mistilteinn

'mistletoe' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Balder - birdlime - ixia - mistle thrush - viscid - Golden Bough - mistletoe cactus - vanda - viscous

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