mistletoe
nounHow many syllables in mistletoe?
There are 3 syllables in the word mistletoe.How to pronounce mistletoe:
Definition of mistletoe:
- mistletoe (noun):
- American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe.
- any of various plants of the mistletoe family (as of an american genus phoradendron) resembling the true mistletoe
- a european semiparasitic green shrub (viscum album of the family loranthaceae, the mistletoe family) with thick leaves, small yellowish flowers, and waxy-white glutinous berries
Synonyms for mistletoe:
american mistletoe
false mistletoe
genus phoradendron
loranthus europaeus
old world mistletoe
parasitic plant
phoradendron
phoradendron serotinum
viscum album
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