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Definition of Mistletoe fig
1. Noun. Shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoe.
Generic synonyms: Fig Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mistletoe Fig
Literary usage of Mistletoe fig
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"... Mitoura spineto- rum (Lycaenidae), is highly prized by butterfly collectors,
and larvae are obligate feeders on dwarf mistletoe (fig. 8.1). ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"mistletoe fig. A smooth shrub or small tree with short- stalked or sessile Ivs.: Ivs.
broadly obovate, the much- narrowed base glandular, 1-3 in. long, ..."
3. The Essentials of Agriculture by Henry Jackson Waters (1915)
"Mistletoe (Fig. 136), well known from its widespread use at Christmas time, lives
on the branches of trees. Its suckers penetrate the bark and extract its ..."
4. Introduction to Botany by Joseph Young Bergen, Otis William Caldwell (1914)
"Other plants, such as the mistletoe (fig. 35), have green leaves and do photosynthetic
work, but depend on the host for water and the mineral substances ..."
5. Outlines of Botany for the High School Laboratory and Classroom by Robert Greenleaf Leavitt, Charles Herbert Clark, Mrs. Sophia M'Ilvaine (Bledsoe) Herrick, Asa Gray (1901)
"Of this sort is the Mistletoe (Fig. 31),1 the seed of which germinates on the
bough where it falls or is left by birds; and the forming root penetrates the ..."
6. Lessons with Plants: Suggestions for Seeing and Interpreting Some of the by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"... the woody tissue is piled up about the imbedded stem (S) of the mistletoe (Fig.
427). The parasite is not entirely helpless, however, for it has green ..."
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