mistletoe

noun
🔊/ˈmɪsltəʊ/, 🔊/ˈmɪzltəʊ/
🔊/ˈmɪsltəʊ/, 🔊/ˈmɪzltəʊ/
[uncountable]
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  1. a plant with small shiny white berries that grows on other trees and is often used as a decoration at Christmas槲寄生(结白色小浆果,寄生于其他树木,常用于圣诞节装饰)
    • the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe在槲寄生枝下亲吻的习俗
    Topics Plants and treesc2
    Word OriginOld English misteltān, from mistel ‘mistletoe’ (of Germanic origin, related to Dutch mistel and German Mistel) + tān ‘twig’.