| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant.[Wordnet]
2. Small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees.[Wordnet]. | |
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Common Expressions: American mistletoe
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| American mistletoe | 1: Small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| 2: The traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
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Specialty Expressions: American mistletoe
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| American mistletoe | Aerospace | American mistletoe is the familiar mistletoe of Christmas. Ingesting a large number of the berries or tea made from the berries has led to poisoning and death in humans. Mistletoe, used as decorations at Christmas, should be kept out of the reach of children and family pets (Kingsbury 1964, Fuller and McClintock 1986). American mistletoe contains two amines, beta-phenylethylamine and tyramine, as well as a lectin, phoratoxin. These chemicals are probably responsible for toxic reactions after ingestion (Fuller and McClintock 1986).Ingesting a few berries causes abdominal pain and diarrhea. Tea made from the berries caused death about 10 h after symptoms of acute gastroenteritis, followed by cardiovascular collapse. Plant material has slowed the heartbeat in a way similar to digitalis (Kingsbury 1964, Fuller and McClintock 1986). General symptoms of poisoning: 1- Humans: a- cardiac arrest; b- death; c- gastroenteritis. (references) | |
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