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PHORADENDRON FLAVESCENS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Phoradendron flavescens mean? 

PHORADENDRON FLAVESCENS (noun)
  The noun PHORADENDRON FLAVESCENS has 1 sense:

1. the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plantplay

  Familiarity information: PHORADENDRON FLAVESCENS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PHORADENDRON FLAVESCENS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

American mistletoe; Phoradendron flavescens; Phoradendron serotinum

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

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


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