Mistletoe
11mistletoe — [OE] Mistletoe is a mystery word. It means literally ‘mistletoe twig’, and comes from an Old English compound misteltān formed from mistel ‘mistletoe’ and tān ‘twig’. The origins of mistel, however (which has relatives in German mistil and Dutch… …
12mistletoe — SYN: viscum (1). * * * mis·tle·toe mis əl .tō, chiefly Brit miz n any of various parasitic or semiparasitic plants (family Loranthaceae, the mistletoe family) that have thick leathery mostly opposite and sometimes scaly leaves and include some… …
13mistletoe — n. Christmas decoration to stand under the mistletoe ( to indicate one s willingness to be kissed, during the Christmas season ) * * * [ mɪst(ə)ltəʊ] [ Christmas decoration ] to stand under the mistletoe ( to indicate one s willingness to be… …
14mistletoe — mis|tle|toe [ˈmısəltəu US tou] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: misteltan, from mistel mistletoe + tan small stem ] a plant with small white berries, which grows on trees. It is traditional to kiss people under a piece of mistletoe at Christmas …
15mistletoe — [[t]mɪ̱s(ə)ltoʊ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Mistletoe is a plant with pale berries that grows on the branches of some trees. Mistletoe is used in Britain and the United States as a Christmas decoration, and people often kiss under it …
16mistletoe — mis·tle·toe || mɪsltəʊ n. green plant with yellowish flowers and waxy white berries that grows parasitically on other trees (native to Europe, northern Africa and Asia); North American shrub that resembles the mistletoe plant; sprig of… …
17mistletoe — paprastasis amalas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Amalinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Viscum album), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, vakarų Azijoje ir Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Viscum album angl. European mistletoe; mistletoe… …
18mistletoe — noun a leathery leaved parasitic plant which grows on broadleaf trees and bears white berries in winter. [Viscum album (Eurasia), Phoradendron flavescens (N. America), and other species.] Origin OE misteltān, from mistel mistletoe (of Gmc origin) …
19mistletoe — mis•tle•toe [[t]ˈmɪs əlˌtoʊ[/t]] n. 1) pln a European plant, Viscum album, having yellowish flowers and white berries, growing parasitically on trees: used in Christmas decorations 2) pln any of several other similar and related plants, as… …
20mistletoe — /ˈmɪsəltoʊ / (say misuhltoh) noun 1. the European plant Viscum album, often used in Christmas decorations. 2. any of various plants of the genus Amyema which grow parasitically on other plants. {Middle English mistelto, Old English misteltān,… …
