What is mistletoe?

Answer 1

• American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
• Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas
• Mistletoe is the common name for a group of hemi-parasitic plants in the order Santalales that grow attached to and within the branches of a tree or shrub. ...
• "Mistletoe" is a Christmas song performed by Colbie Caillat and written by friend and former manager Stacy Blue along with Caillat.
• The mistletoe plant, which grows in trees, appears in European legends as a symbol of fertility and eternal life, perhaps because it remains green all winter. Unlike most plants, mistletoe thrives without being rooted in soil. ...
• A term for an aerial parasite in the order Santalales. Thus, it is both a description of plant habit as well as a taxonomic term. .

A plant, (grown)
Mistletoe is a small green leafy parasite with white berries. It is hung over doorways during Christmas time in Western nations as a sign of Christmas cheer. Traditionally, one is meant to kiss another when greeting under the mistletoe. This stems from an older Druidic belief that mistletoe repelled witchcraft. Mistletoe has also been believed to raise the dead and perform miracles of fertility.

Answer 2

• American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
• Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas
• Mistletoe is the common name for a group of hemi-parasitic plants in the order Santalales that grow attached to and within the branches of a tree or shrub. ...
• "Mistletoe" is a Christmas song performed by Colbie Caillat and written by friend and former manager Stacy Blue along with Caillat.
• The mistletoe plant, which grows in trees, appears in European legends as a symbol of fertility and eternal life, perhaps because it remains green all winter. Unlike most plants, mistletoe thrives without being rooted in soil. ...
• A term for an aerial parasite in the order Santalales. Thus, it is both a description of plant habit as well as a taxonomic term. .

A plant, (grown)
Mistletoe is a small green leafy parasite with white berries. It is hung over doorways during Christmas time in Western nations as a sign of Christmas cheer. Traditionally, one is meant to kiss another when greeting under the mistletoe. This stems from an older Druidic belief that mistletoe repelled witchcraft. Mistletoe has also been believed to raise the dead and perform miracles of fertility.