american mistletoe

Noun american mistletoe has 2 senses

• american mistletoe(n = noun.plant) phoradendron flavescens, phoradendron serotinum - the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant; Array
is a kind of false mistletoe, mistletoe

• american mistletoe(n = noun.plant) arceuthobium pusillum - small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees; Array
is a member of arceuthobium, genus arceuthobium
is a kind of parasitic plant