| NOUN | plant | American mistletoe, Phoradendron serotinum, Phoradendron flavescens | the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America |
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| plant | American mistletoe, Arceuthobium pusillum | small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits |
| Meaning | The traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant. | |
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| Synonyms | Phoradendron serotinum, Phoradendron flavescens | |
| Broader | mistletoe, false mistletoe | American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe |
| Meaning | small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees. | |
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| Synonym | Arceuthobium pusillum | |
| Member of | Arceuthobium, genus Arceuthobium | genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers |
| Broader | parasitic plant | plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it |
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