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parasitic plant vs mistletoe

mistletoe vs parasitic plant

parasitic plant and mistletoe both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
parasitic plant Yes No No No
mistletoe Yes No No No
As nouns, mistletoe is a hyponym of parasitic plant; that is, 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
  • mistletoe: shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks
parasitic plant (noun) 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
American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks
Difference between parasitic plant and mistletoe

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