Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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mistletoe | Yes | No | No | No |
genus Viscum | Yes | No | No | No |
mistletoe (noun) | genus Viscum (noun) |
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Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas | type genus of the Viscaceae: Old World evergreen shrubs parasitic on many trees including oaks but especially apple trees, poplars, aspens and cottonwoods |
American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe | |
shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks |