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Old World mistletoe vs parasitic plant

parasitic plant vs Old World mistletoe

Old World mistletoe and parasitic plant both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Old World mistletoe Yes No No No
parasitic plant Yes No No No
As nouns, parasitic plant is a hypernym of Old World mistletoe; that is, parasitic plant is a word with a broader meaning than Old World mistletoe:
  • Old World mistletoe: Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas
  • parasitic plant: plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it
Old World mistletoe (noun) parasitic plant (noun)
Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it
Difference between Old World mistletoe and parasitic plant

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