mistletoe

名词 mistletoe:

1. American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
   同义词：false mistletoe
2. Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas
   同义词：Viscum album, Old World mistletoe
3. shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks
   同义词：Loranthus europaeus

1. The mistletoe plant is a parasite on trees.
   槲寄生是寄生在树上的植物。

mis.tle.toe

n.（名词）
A Eurasian parasitic shrub(Viscum album) having leathery evergreen leaves and waxy white berries.
槲寄生：一种欧亚寄生灌木，（槲寄生属 白果槲寄生） ，有草质、绿色茎叶和蜡白色桨果
Any of several American parasitic shrubs, such asPhoradendron flavescens of eastern North America.
美洲寄生灌木：任何一种美洲寄生灌木，如穗花桑寄生属 ，产于北美洲东部
A sprig of mistletoe, often used as a Christmas decoration.
槲寄生枝：槲寄生树枝，通常用作圣诞节装饰物

来源：
Middle English mistelto
中古英语 mistelto
back-formation from Old English mistelt3n t3n taken for pl. of t3 [toe]
源自 古英语 mistelt3n的逆构词 t3n 用作 t3的复数 [ 脚趾]
mistel [mistletoe] * see meigh-
mistel [槲寄生] *参见 meigh-
t3n [twig]
t3n [细枝]