HyperDic: arceuthobium_pusillum

English > 1 sense of the expression Arceuthobium pusillum:
NOUNplantArceuthobium pusillum, American mistletoesmall herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits
English > Arceuthobium pusillum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees.
SynonymAmerican mistletoe
Member ofArceuthobium, genus Arceuthobiumgenus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers
Broaderparasitic plantplant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it

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