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mistletoe 音標拼音: [m'ɪsəlt ,o] n. 槲寄生 槲寄生 mistletoe n 1: American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe [ synonym: { mistletoe}, { false mistletoe}] 2: Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas [ synonym: { mistletoe}, { Viscum album}, { Old World mistletoe}] 3: shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks [ synonym: { mistletoe}, { Loranthus europaeus}] Mistletoe \ Mis" tle* toe\, n. [ AS. mistelt[= a] n; mistel mistletoe t[= a] n twig. AS. mistel is akin of D., G., Dan. & Sw. mistel, OHG. mistil, Icel. mistilteinn; and AS. t[= a] n to D. teen, OHG. zein, Icel. teinn, Goth. tains. Cf. { Missel}.] ( Bot.) A parasitic evergreen plant of Europe ({ Viscum album}), bearing a glutinous fruit. When found upon the oak, where it is rare, it was an object of superstitious regard among the Druids. A bird lime is prepared from its fruit. [ Written also { misletoe}, { misseltoe}, and { mistleto}.] -- Lindley. -- Loudon. [ 1913 Webster] Note: The mistletoe of the United States is { Phoradendron serotinum} ( syn. { Phoradendron flavescens}), having broader leaves than the European kind. In different regions various similar plants are called by this name. The mistletoe is used as a decoration at Christmas time, and it is a tradition that two persons of the oposite sex finding each other under a mistletoe sprig should kiss. [ 1913 Webster PJC]
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