mistletoe

n 1: American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe [syn:

{false mistletoe}]

2: Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems

with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the

traditional mistletoe of Christmas [syn: {Viscum album}, {Old

World mistletoe}]

3: shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially

parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks [syn: {Loranthus

europaeus}]