European mistletoe

European mistletoe
a parasitic evergreen plant (Viscum album) with white berries which grows on oaks, apple and other trees.
See Also: Phoradendron leucarpum, Eastern Mistletoe, mistletoe

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  • European mistletoe — paprastasis amalas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Amalinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Viscum album), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, vakarų Azijoje ir Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Viscum album angl. European mistletoe; mistletoe… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Mistletoe — For other uses, see Mistletoe (disambiguation). European mistletoe attached to a silver birch Mistletoe is the common name for obligate hemi parasitic plants in several families in the order Santalales. The plants in question grow attached to and …   Wikipedia

  • mistletoe — SYN: viscum (1). * * * mis·tle·toe mis əl .tō, chiefly Brit miz n any of various parasitic or semiparasitic plants (family Loranthaceae, the mistletoe family) that have thick leathery mostly opposite and sometimes scaly leaves and include some… …   Medical dictionary

  • mistletoe — paprastasis amalas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Amalinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Viscum album), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, vakarų Azijoje ir Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Viscum album angl. European mistletoe; mistletoe… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Mistletoe — Mis tle*toe, n. [AS. mistelt[=a]n; mistel mistletoe + t[=a]n twig. AS. mistel is akin of D., G., Dan. & Sw. mistel, OHG. mistil, Icel. mistilteinn; and AS. t[=a]n to D. teen, OHG. zein, Icel. teinn, Goth. tains. Cf. {Missel}.] (Bot.) A parasitic… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mistletoe — /mis euhl toh /, n. 1. a European plant, Viscum album, having yellowish flowers and white berries, growing parasitically on various trees, used in Christmas decorations. 2. any of several other related, similar plants, as Phoradendron serotinum,… …   Universalium

  • mistletoe — noun Etymology: Middle English mistilto, from Old English misteltān, from mistel mistletoe + tān twig; akin to Old High German & Old Saxon mistil mistletoe and to Old High German zein twig Date: before 12th century a European semiparasitic green… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • mistletoe thrush — Missel Mis sel, n. Mistletoe. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] {Missel bird}, {Missel thrush} (Zo[ o]l.), a large European thrush ({Turdus viscivorus}) which feeds on the berries of the mistletoe; called also {mistletoe thrush} and {missel}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mistletoe — mis•tle•toe [[t]ˈmɪs əlˌtoʊ[/t]] n. 1) pln a European plant, Viscum album, having yellowish flowers and white berries, growing parasitically on trees: used in Christmas decorations 2) pln any of several other similar and related plants, as… …   From formal English to slang

  • mistletoe — /ˈmɪsəltoʊ / (say misuhltoh) noun 1. the European plant Viscum album, often used in Christmas decorations. 2. any of various plants of the genus Amyema which grow parasitically on other plants. {Middle English mistelto, Old English misteltān,… …  

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