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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • proper noun A genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers.

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  • noun genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers

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  • (including American mistletoe, the species commonly associated with Christmas), and the leafless Arceuthobium, members of this group are commonly known as dwarf mistletoe.

    Durangoherald.com 2009

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