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American mistletoe
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  American mistletoe - the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plantPhoradendron flavescens, Phoradendron serotinumfalse mistletoe, mistletoe - American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe | | 2. | American mistletoe - small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch treesArceuthobium pusillumArceuthobium, genus Arceuthobium - genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifersparasitic plant - plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it |
American mistletoe
American mistletoe Herbal medicine
An evergreen with sedative principals once used for hypertension, menstrual disorders, paralysis, seizures, strokes, tuberculosis, poisoning and as an abortifacient.
Toxicity
American mistletoes is listed by the FDA as an unsafe product.A·mer·i·can mis·tle·toe (ă-mer'i-kăn mis'ĕl-tō) Phoradendron leucarpum, a plant most often encountered as a Christmas decoration; purported medicinal value in treating internal disorders and as an anticarcinogenic. American mistletoe
Synonyms for American mistletoenoun the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plantSynonyms- Phoradendron flavescens
- Phoradendron serotinum
Related Wordsnoun small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruitsSynonymsRelated Words- Arceuthobium
- genus Arceuthobium
- parasitic plant
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