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false mistletoe vs American mistletoe

American mistletoe vs false mistletoe

false mistletoe and American mistletoe both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
false mistletoe Yes No No No
American mistletoe Yes No No No
As nouns, American mistletoe is a hyponym of false mistletoe; that is, American mistletoe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than false mistletoe:
  • false mistletoe: American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
  • American mistletoe: the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant
Other hyponyms of false mistletoe include Phoradendron flavescens, Phoradendron serotinum.
false mistletoe (noun) American mistletoe (noun)
American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant
small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees
Difference between false mistletoe and American mistletoe

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