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Definition of Mistletoes
1. mistletoe [n] - See also: mistletoe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mistletoes
Literary usage of Mistletoes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1916)
"WS Birds in Relation to the Dissemination of mistletoes in the United States.— It
is a relief to learn from two recent publications * on western mistletoes ..."
2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1918)
"BOOKS AND CURRENT LITERATURE CULTURE OF mistletoes. The first results of an
extended series of experiments on the culture of mistletoes have been published ..."
3. The Protection of Woodlands Against Dangers Arising from Organic and by G. Kauschinger, Hermann Heinrich von Fürst (1893)
"... up with all their roots, so as to prevent their at once sending out fresh shoots.
B. PARASITIC PLANTS. 40. mistletoes, their Growth, and Evil Effects. ..."
4. Manual of Tree Diseases by William Howard Rankin (1918)
"These mistletoes are sometimes found also on fir, cypress and incense cedar.
They are much larger plants than the dwarf mistletoes and make a part of their ..."
5. Proceedings of the Society of American Foresters by Society of American Foresters (1912)
"If normally preen mistletoes really only take water and mineral salts from their
hosts, the development of the root system and of the adventitious buds in ..."
6. Pamphlets on Forest Protection (1915)
"The trees were heavily infected with the mistletoes characteristic of ... A glance
at the foregoing list shows a very interesting association of mistletoes. ..."
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