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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