英语词汇“mistletoe”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

mis·tle·toe

(mĭsəl-tō′)

1. Any of various hemiparasitic plants of the order Santalales that grow on the branches of other plants, especially Viscum album of Eurasia and Phoradendron leucarpum of North America, both of which have leathery evergreen leaves and waxy white berries. Extracts of the Eurasian species are sometimes used for medicinal purposes.

2. A sprig of mistletoe, often used as a Christmas decoration.

[Middle English mistelto, back-formation from Old English misteltān (tān, taken for pl. of tā, toe) : mistel, mistletoe; see meigh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + tān, twig.]

mistletoe

American mistletoe

Phoradendron leucarpum

单词	mistletoe
释义	mis·tle·toe (mĭsəl-tō′) n. 1. Any of various hemiparasitic plants of the order Santalales that grow on the branches of other plants, especially Viscum album of Eurasia and Phoradendron leucarpum of North America, both of which have leathery evergreen leaves and waxy white berries. Extracts of the Eurasian species are sometimes used for medicinal purposes. 2. A sprig of mistletoe, often used as a Christmas decoration. [Middle English mistelto, back-formation from Old English misteltān (tān, taken for pl. of tā, toe) : mistel, mistletoe; see meigh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + tān, twig.] mistletoe American mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum
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