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American mistletoe

noun

Definition of American mistletoe

1 : a small scaly leafless herb (Arceuthobium pusillum) that is parasitic on spruce and larch and has reddish brown stems, minute flowers, and berrylike fruits
2 : mistletoe sense 2a

First Known Use of American mistletoe

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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