mistletoe vs false mistletoe

mistletoe and false mistletoe both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mistletoe	Yes	No	No	No
false mistletoe	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mistletoe and false mistletoe are synonyms defined as:

mistletoe and false mistletoe: American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe

mistletoe (noun)	false mistletoe (noun)
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
American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks