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American mistletoe vs mistletoe

mistletoe vs American mistletoe

American mistletoe and mistletoe both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
American mistletoe Yes No No No
mistletoe Yes No No No
As nouns, mistletoe is a hypernym of American mistletoe; that is, mistletoe is a word with a broader meaning than American mistletoe:
  • American mistletoe: the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant
  • mistletoe: American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
Other hypernyms of American mistletoe include false mistletoe.
American mistletoe (noun) mistletoe (noun)
the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas
small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks
Difference between American mistletoe and mistletoe

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