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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.
Group relationships: Genus Viscum, Viscum
Generic synonyms: Parasitic Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Old World Mistletoe
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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