MISTLETOE
\mˈɪsə͡ltˌə͡ʊ], \mˈɪsəltˌəʊ], \m_ˈɪ_s_əl_t_ˌəʊ]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
-
shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks
-
Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas
By Princeton University
-
American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
-
shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks
-
Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
-
Parasitic plants that form a bushy growth on branches of host trees which are in the order Santalales. It includes the Christmas mistletoe family (VISCACEAE), the showy mistletoe family (LORANTHACEAE) and the catkin mistletoe family (Eremolepidaceae). The composition of toxins, lectins, tyramine, phenethylamines, and other compounds may be affected by the host.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Robley Dunglison
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.