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mistletoe vs parasitic plant

parasitic plant vs mistletoe

mistletoe and parasitic plant both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mistletoe Yes No No No
parasitic plant Yes No No No
As nouns, parasitic plant is a hypernym of mistletoe; that is, parasitic plant is a word with a broader meaning than mistletoe:
  • 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
As nouns, parasitic plant is a hypernym of mistletoe; that is, parasitic plant is a word with a broader meaning than mistletoe:
  • mistletoe: American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
  • parasitic plant: plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it
As nouns, parasitic plant is a hypernym of mistletoe; that is, parasitic plant is a word with a broader meaning than mistletoe:
  • mistletoe: shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks
  • parasitic plant: plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it
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
American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks
Difference between mistletoe and parasitic plant

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