american mistletoe

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american mistletoe - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  American mistletoe
      n 1: the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on
           deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant
           [syn: American mistletoe, Phoradendron serotinum,
           Phoradendron flavescens]
      2: small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and
         berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees [syn:
         American mistletoe, Arceuthobium pusillum]