AMERICAN MISTLETOE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits
   • parasitic on spruce and larch trees
   Synonym(s)
   • Arceuthobium pusillum (what does Arceuthobium pusillum mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) American mistletoe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • parasitic plant (what does parasitic plant mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant
   Synonym(s)
   • Phoradendron flavescens (what does Phoradendron flavescens mean?)
   • Phoradendron serotinum (what does Phoradendron serotinum mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) American mistletoe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mistletoe (what does mistletoe mean?)
   • false mistletoe (what does false mistletoe mean?)