Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun american_mistletoe

2 senses of american mistletoe

Sense 1
American mistletoe, Phoradendron serotinum, Phoradendron flavescens -- (the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant)
       => mistletoe, false mistletoe -- (American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe)

Sense 2
American mistletoe, Arceuthobium pusillum -- (small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees)
       => parasitic plant -- (plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it)