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Meanings of mistletoe in English

Portuguese
visco

Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas.

visco

American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe.

Shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks.

Usage of mistletoe in English
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Tansy will work, too, but it can be more dangerous than mistletoe.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
2
But holly and mistletoe almost certainly played a part in the celebration.
The Guardian
3
The mistletoe hung under the tester just as he had placed it.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman
4
What I have said about the woodpecker applies also to the mistletoe.
Luck, or Cunning, as the Main Means of Organic Modification
5
To-morrow eager fingers would be gathering the mistletoe to decorate the house.
The Bride of the Mistletoe
6
Great balls of mistletoe hang in the trees, and hawks hover overhead.
The Irish Times
7
But mistle thrushes are not actually very efficient at distributing mistletoe seeds.
BBC
8
Every chandelier and door had a piece of mistletoe fastened above it.
Ethel Hollister's Second Summer as a Campfire Girl
9
The ceiling's of blackened beams, and dried mistletoe hangs on the wall.
The Road to Damascus, a Trilogy
10
She'd searched the Druid circle after gathering mistletoe from the oak grove.
Celtic fire
11
I was to have the rose, the diamond buckle and the mistletoe.
Agahta christie: an autobiography
12
Set on the slab was a bowl filled with ripe mistletoe berries.
Immortal wolf
13
It's not as dangerous as mistletoe or tansy, but not always effective, either.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
14
The mistletoe cactus is the only cactus that grows outside the New World.
The Guardian
15
He had even gathered mistletoe here to send to friends in the East.
Forty-one Thieves: A Tale of California
16
Homes are decorated with special Hogswatch trees, not to mention holly, ivy, mistletoe.
The folklore of discworld
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Translations for mistletoe
Portuguese
visco
Mistletoe through the time
Mistletoe across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common