mistletoe

[US]/'mɪs(ə)ltəʊ/
[UK]/'mɪslto/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a parasitic plant, especially one of the genus Viscum

Example Sentences

mistletoe is parasitic on trees.

The mistletoe plant is a parasite on trees.

mistletoe thrush (=mistle thrush)

mistletoe was cut from an oak tree as a token of good fortune.

Definition: Coloured Mistletoe Herb is the dried stem and branch with leaf of Viscum colouraturn (Komar.) Nakai (Fara Loranthaceae).

Real-world Examples

I... Oh, good Lord! Is that mistletoe?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

Hell, they're probably off playing kissyface under the mistletoe.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

It has small white berries and leaves that feel like leather. The traditional Christmas mistletoe is native to Europe.

Source: VOA Special December 2013 Collection

But for a romantic few, it was all about the mistletoe.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

Mr. Treeger: So, uh, is this, uh, mistletoe?

Source: Friends Season 2

'In the bedroom, under your mistletoe. With the rope from my box.

Source: Tess of the d'Urbervilles (abridged version)

The mistletoe cactus can live on the branches of trees in the rainforest.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Kissing is a tradition if two people stand under mistletoe hung in a doorway.

Source: VOA Special December 2013 Collection

She went to the bedroom. There was a mistletoe branch hanging above the bed.

Source: Tess of the d'Urbervilles (abridged version)

Another famous Christmas tradition that comes from the Norse is kissing under the mistletoe.

Source: Encyclopedia of World History

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