noun
- The traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant.
- synonyms: Phoradendron serotinum, Phoradendron flavescens
- Small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees.
- synonyms: Arceuthobium pusillum
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