Definition of Old world mistletoe

1. Noun. Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas.

Exact synonyms: Mistletoe, Viscum Album
Group relationships: Genus Viscum, Viscum
Generic synonyms: Parasitic Plant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Old World Mistletoe

Old Ukrainian
Old Welsh
Old West
Old World
Old World beaver
Old World buffalo
Old World chat
Old World coot
Old World coral snake
Old World crayfish
Old World flycatcher
Old World hop hornbeam
Old World jay
Old World least weasel
Old World leishmaniasis
Old World mistletoe
Old World monkey
Old World monkeys
Old World oriole
Old World porcupine
Old World quail
Old World rabbit
Old World robin
Old World scops owl
Old World vulture
Old World warbler
Old World yew
Old world white pelican
Oldenberg
Oldfield

Literary usage of Old world mistletoe

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"... catkins: berries amber-white, globular, small. The plant is collected for Christmas greens (see Greens, Christmas). The old world mistletoe is Vis- cum. ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"... or catkins: berries amber-white, globular, small. It is collected for Christmas greens (see Greens, Christmas). The Old World mistletoe is Viscum; ..."

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