PHORADENDRON SEROTINUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant

Synonyms:

American mistletoe; Phoradendron flavescens; Phoradendron serotinum

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Phoradendron serotinum" is a kind of...):

false mistletoe; mistletoe (American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe)

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