Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of apetalous plants, the American mistletoes, of the order Loranthaceæ and tribe Visceæ, characterized by the erect anthers subsessile on the base of the calyx-lobes, vertically two-celled and opening by a longitudinal Slit.
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- noun any of various American parasitic plants similar to Old World mistletoe: false mistletoe
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hallucinations involving sugared candies during slumber; excessive singing; references to 'A magical time of year' note the influence of Tzeentch; the construction of effigies made of snow; and the performance of Slaanishi rituals while underneath plant clippings of the genus phoradendron flavescens.
December 19th, 2006 curufea 2006
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