phoradendron serotinum

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsAmerican mistletoePhoradendron flavescens

   Broadermistletoe

Questions about phoradendron serotinum

What does phoradendron serotinum mean?

phoradendron serotinum 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 serotinum?

Close synonyms include American mistletoe, Phoradendron flavescens. 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 serotinum a common word?

phoradendron serotinum 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.