American mistletoe

/əˌmɛrəkən ˌmɪsəlˈtoʊ/
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Definitions of American mistletoe
  1. noun
    small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees
    synonyms: Arceuthobium pusillum
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    type of:
    parasitic plant
    plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it
  2. noun
    the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant
    synonyms: Phoradendron flavescens, Phoradendron serotinum
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    type of:
    false mistletoe, mistletoe
    American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
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