MISTLETOE


Meaning of MISTLETOE in English

noun Etymology: Middle English mistilto, from Old English misteltān, from mistel ~ + tān twig; akin to Old High German & Old Saxon mistil ~ and to Old High German zein twig Date: before 12th century a European semiparasitic green shrub ( Viscum album of the family Loranthaceae, the ~ family) with thick leaves, small yellowish flowers, and waxy-white glutinous berries

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