Complete Definition of "mistletoe"

English
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Etymology
Old English misteltan|mistelt�n, from mistel �mistletoe� + tan#Old English|t�n �twig�. Compare mistle.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�mɪs�lt��/

Noun
en-noun

  1. Any of several parasitic evergreen plants with white berry|berries that grows on oaks, apple trees and other trees.
  2. A sprig of these plants used as a Christmas decoration.

Usage notes
#The term mistletoe is used for both Viscum album (European mistletoe) and Phoradendron leucarpum (Eastern mistletoe).

Translations
<!--Phoradendron_leucarpum-->translations applying to both species

Czech: jmelí n
Danish: mistelten
Dutch: maretak m, vogellijm m, mistel m
Esperanto: visko
Finnish: misteli
French: gui m
German: Mistel f
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Italian: vischio m
Japanese: 槲��
Old English: misteltan|mistelt�n m, mistel#Old English|mistel m
Polish: jemio�a
Portuguese: visco m
Russian: омела (oméla) f
Spanish: muérdago m
Welsh: uchelwydd

<!--Viscum_album-->European mistletoe
:See European mistletoe

<!--Phoradendron_leucarpum-->Eastern mistletoe
:See Eastern mistletoe

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