phoradendron flavescens

1. 1.

   the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant

   SynonymsAmerican mistletoePhoradendron serotinum

   Broadermistletoe

Questions about phoradendron flavescens

What does phoradendron flavescens mean?

phoradendron flavescens means "the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant".

What is another word for phoradendron flavescens?

Close synonyms include American mistletoe, Phoradendron serotinum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is phoradendron flavescens a common word?

phoradendron flavescens is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.