Definition of Mistletoe

Mis´tle`toe
n.1.(Bot.) 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.


Related Words

American mistletoe, false mistletoe, genus Phoradendron, parasitic plant, Phoradendron, Phoradendron flavescens, Phoradendron serotinum


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