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mistletoe
[ mis-uhl-toh ]
noun
- a European plant, Viscum album, having yellowish flowers and white berries, growing parasitically on various trees, used in Christmas decorations.
- any of several other related, similar plants, as Phoradendron serotinum, of the U.S.: the state flower of Oklahoma.
mistletoe
/ ˈ³¾Éª²õÉ™±ôËŒ³Ùəʊ /
noun
- a Eurasian evergreen shrub, Viscum album, with leathery leaves, yellowish flowers, and waxy white berries: grows as a partial parasite on various trees: used as a Christmas decoration: family Viscaceae
- any of several similar and related American plants in the families Loranthaceae or Viscaceae , esp Phoradendron flavescens
- mistletoe cactusan epiphytic cactus, Rhipsalis cassytha, that grows in tropical America
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mistletoe1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mistletoe1
Example Sentences
"The claimed similarities are an unprotectable jumble of elements: A title and hook phrase used by many earlier Christmas songs, other commonplace words, phrases, and Christmas tropes like 'Santa Claus' and 'mistletoe'," they wrote.
A decorated tree and sleigh greeted guests at the entrance to the country house which had holly, ivy, mistletoe and lanterns hung throughout.
The goal was identifying the moments that viewers expect from Hallmark’s pleasingly formulaic programming — the apology, the kiss under the mistletoe — and finding a way to “gamify†them, Bennett says.
Martin Talbot, CEO of the Official Charts, said the Christmas number one race was "as important to the festive season as Christmas trees, mistletoe and mulled wine".
She sprinkles in specific holiday references, from Santa Claus to mistletoe.
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