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# mistletoe

noun (no plural)

«mistletoe» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Mistletoe is a plant with white berries that grows on the branches of trees; people hang it up at Christmas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mistletoe/#m1)

### In the lessons

a plant that grows on trees in some tales, sometimes linked with magic or poison

### Examples

- We hung mistletoe over the door at Christmas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mistletoe/#x1)
- Mistletoe grows high in the oak tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mistletoe/#x2)
- The white berries of mistletoe are not good to eat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mistletoe/#x3)
- The fairy hid a sprig of mistletoe in her basket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mistletoe/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mistletoe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mistletoe/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mistletoe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mistletoe.html) on Mova free.