Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - mistletoe
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Mistletoe
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Mistletoe is a plant with pale berries that grows on the branches of some trees. Mistletoe is used in Britain and the United States as a Christmas decoration, and people often kiss under it. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English mistilto, from Old English misteltan, from mistel ~ + tan twig; akin to Old High German & Old Saxon mistil ~ and to Old High German zein twig Date: before 12th century a European semiparasitic green shrub (Viscum album of the family Loranthaceae, the ~ family) with thick leaves, small yellowish flowers, and waxy-white glutinous berries; broadly any of various plants of the ~ family (as of an American genus Phoradendron) resembling the true ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a parasitic plant, Viscum album, growing on apple and other trees and bearing white glutinous berries in winter. 2 a similar plant, Phoradendron flavescens, native to N. America. Etymology: OE misteltan (as MISTLE (THRUSH), tan twig) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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белая омела Цветок вечнозеленого кустарника, цветок-символ state flower штата Оклахома ...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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- O.E. mistiltan, from mistel "mistletoe" + tan "twig." First element is from P.Gmc. *mikhstilaz. Venerated by the Druids; the custom of hanging it at Christmas and kissing under it is mentioned by Washington Irving. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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