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mistletoe |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 evergreen plant of Europe (Viscum album), bearing a glutinous fruit. When found upon the oak, where it is rare it was an object of superstitious regard among the Druids. A bird lime is prepared from its fruit. [Written also {misletoe}, {misseltoe}, and {mistleto}.] --Lindley. Loudon. Note: The mistletoe of the United States is {Phoradendron flavescens}, having broader leaves than the European kind In different regions various similar plants are called by this name From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mistletoe n 1: American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe [syn: {false mistletoe}] 2: Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas [syn: {Viscum album}, {Old World mistletoe}] 3: shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks [syn: {Loranthus europaeus}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Mistletoe, KY Zip code(s): 41351
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