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parasitic plant vs Old World mistletoe

Old World mistletoe vs parasitic plant

parasitic plant and Old World mistletoe both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
parasitic plant Yes No No No
Old World mistletoe Yes No No No
As nouns, Old World mistletoe is a hyponym of parasitic plant; that is, Old World mistletoe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than parasitic plant:
  • parasitic plant: plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it
  • Old World mistletoe: Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas
parasitic plant (noun) Old World mistletoe (noun)
plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas
Difference between parasitic plant and Old World mistletoe

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