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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Mistletoe

/mĭs'-əl-tōˌ/ · Mis·tle·toe · IPA /ˈmɪsəlˌtoʊ/
01 n. A parasitic evergreen plant of Europe (Viscum album), bearing a glutinous fruit. When found upon the oak, where it is rare, it was an obje…
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    A parasitic evergreen plant of Europe (Viscum album), bearing a glutinous fruit. When found upon the oak, where it is rare, it was an object of superstitious regard among the Druids. A bird lime is prepared from its fruit.(Bot.)