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Phoradendron serotinum vs mistletoe

mistletoe vs Phoradendron serotinum

Phoradendron serotinum and mistletoe both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Phoradendron serotinum Yes No No No
mistletoe Yes No No No
As nouns, mistletoe is a hypernym of Phoradendron serotinum; that is, mistletoe is a word with a broader meaning than Phoradendron serotinum:
  • Phoradendron serotinum: 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 Phoradendron serotinum include false mistletoe.
Phoradendron serotinum (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
American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks
Difference between Phoradendron serotinum and mistletoe

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