American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe

[ Syn: false mistletoe ]

Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas

[ Syn: viscum album , old world mistletoe ]

shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks

[ Syn: loranthus europaeus ]