Mistletoe
['mɪs(ə)ltəʊ] or ['mɪslto]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks.
(noun.) Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas.
(noun.) American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe.
亨利錄入--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A parasitic evergreen plant of Europe (Viscum album), bearing a glutinous fruit. When found upon the oak, where it is rare, it was an object of superstitious regard among the Druids. A bird lime is prepared from its fruit.
乔恩錄入
解釋/意思:
n. a parasitic evergreen plant with white viscous berries found in southern England and elsewhere growing on the apple apricot &c. (very rarely on the oak).
整理:塔尼娅
娱乐性解釋/意思:
To dream of mistletoe, foretells happiness and great rejoicing. To the young, it omens many pleasant pastimes If seen with unpromising signs, disappointment will displace pleasure or fortune.
錄入:特丽萨