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单词 mistletoe
释义

mistletoe

/ˈmɪs(ə)ltəʊ /
noun
A leathery-leaved parasitic plant which grows on apple, oak, and other broadleaf trees and bears white glutinous berries in winter.
  • Several species in the family Viscaceae, in particular the Eurasian Viscum album and the North American Phoradendron flavescens.
Most dwarf mistletoes grow on conifers in the western United States....
  • In Somerset and Herefordshire mistletoe grows on the apple trees from which cedar is produced.
  • The Druids would cut the mistletoe that grew on the oak tree and give it as a blessing.

Origin

Old English misteltān, from mistel 'mistletoe' (of Germanic origin, related to Dutch mistel and German Mistel) + tān 'twig'.

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