mistletoe
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- noun
- /ˈmɪsəlˌtoʊ/
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muérdago
- We decorated the living room with bright ornaments and fresh mistletoe for our Christmas party.
In fact, the name mistletoe comes from Anglo-Saxon words that mean dung on a twig.
- In fact, the name mistletoe comes from Anglo-Saxon words that mean dung on a twig.
- I could take my own sleigh ride or go caroling solo and I'm good on my lonesome but need that mistletoe.
- But I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus underneath the mistletoe last night.
- And George, my Christmas query is, are you obligated to kiss whoever you're stood under the mistletoe with?
- It gives me like Christmas mistletoe, warm, delicious vibes and I love her.
Examples
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On the way back, run into him under the mistletoe.
Fiction book (1999) -
At Christmas, mistletoe is our best-selling herb, hands down.
Fiction book (2001) -
You know, I might hang up a little mistletoe because it's that time of year.
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We stand under the mistletoe and then it's Christmas Day.
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We need to hang the mistletoe.
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There will be no snow, no mistletoe, and no dear loved ones to surround us.
Fiction book (1990) -
During this six-week period, we sell enough mistletoe to decorate every door from here to Dallas.
Fiction book (2001) -
One of the men, standing guard beneath the mistletoe, played lonesome love songs on a mouth harp.
Fiction book (1996) -
In fact, the name mistletoe comes from Anglo-Saxon words that mean dung on a twig.
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During the holiday season, families often hang mistletoe above their doors to encourage the tradition of kissing.
Synonyms
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An old word for a small green plant with white berries used at Christmas
A small plant that grows on other trees, known as the Christmas mistletoe
A European plant that grows on other trees with green branches, thick leaves, and white berries used at Christmas
A small plant that grows on trees and is used for Christmas decorations and can weaken the tree
A North American mistletoe that grows on trees that lose leaves and can weaken them, often hung at Christmas
Compounds
A small plant that grows on trees and is used for Christmas decorations and can weaken the tree
- Specialized
American plants that look like mistletoe but are not the true mistletoe
- Specialized
A tropical cactus that grows on trees with thin stems and small white or pink fruit
- Specialized
A small tropical tree grown as a houseplant with thick waxy round leaves
A large European bird with a spotted breast that eats mistletoe berries and sings loudly
- Specialized
A group of plants like mistletoe that grow on other plants and take water and food from them
A European plant that grows on other trees with green branches, thick leaves, and white berries used at Christmas
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mistletoe comes from old words mistel meaning 'dung' and tān meaning 'twig', because birds often drop the plant's sticky seeds onto tree twigs. So mistletoe is a plant that grows on trees, and that is why people hang it in doorways at Christmas.