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Etymology
Old English misteltan|misteltÄn, from mistel âmistletoeâ + tan#Old English|tÄn âtwigâ. Compare mistle.
Pronunciation
IPA|/ËmɪsÉltÉÊ/
Noun
en-noun
- Any of several parasitic evergreen plants with white berry|berries that grows on oaks, apple trees and other trees.
- A sprig of these plants used as a Christmas decoration.
Usage notes
#The term mistletoe is used for both Viscum album (European mistletoe) and Phoradendron leucarpum (Eastern mistletoe).
Translations
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Czech: jmelà n
Danish: mistelten
Dutch: maretak m, vogellijm m, mistel m
Esperanto: visko
Finnish: misteli
French: gui m
German: Mistel f
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Italian: vischio m
Japanese: 槲å¯ç
Old English: misteltan|misteltÄn m, mistel#Old English|mistel m
Polish: jemioÅa
Portuguese: visco m
Russian: омела (oméla) f
Spanish: muérdago m
Welsh: uchelwydd
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:See European mistletoe
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:See Eastern mistletoe
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