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Definition of Mistletoes

Mistletoe
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.

Meaning of Mistletoes from wikipedia

- family of mistletoes, the Loranthaceae, has 73 genera and more than 900 species. Subtropical and tropical climates have markedly more mistletoe species;...
- Look up mistletoe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mistletoe is the common name for many species of parasitic plants. Mistletoe may also refer to: Mistletoe...
- dwarf mistletoes. The interaction between dwarf mistletoes and their host can be generalized as a source-to-sink relationship. Dwarf mistletoes derive...
- Misodendrum is a genus of hemiparasites which grow as mistletoes on various species of Notho****us. Its species are all restricted to South America. The...
- does its own photosynthesis, making it a hemiparasite. Desert mistletoes, like mistletoes in general, weave nutrient cycles together through their unique...
- is a species of mistletoe in the family Santalaceae, commonly known as European mistletoe, common mistletoe, or simply as mistletoe (Old English mistle)...
- have been named HMS Mistletoe including: HMS Mistletoe (1809), a Shamrock-class schooner launched in 1809 and lost in 1816 HMS Mistletoe (1883) an Albacore-class...
- Flora of Malesia. Originally, Loranthaceae contained all mistletoe species, but the mistletoes of Europe and North America (Vis****, Arceuthobium, and Phoradendron)...
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- itself to the host. This structure both anchors the mistletoe, and taps into the host plant. Mistletoes use p****ive mechanisms to draw water from their hosts...