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mistletoe
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2009
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mis·tle·toe
/ ˈmisəlˌtō/
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a leathery-leaved parasitic plant that grows on apple, oak, and other broadleaf trees and bears white glutinous berries in winter. Its several species include the Eurasian Viscum album (family Viscaceae) and the American Phoradendron serotinum (family Loranthaceae).
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Mistletoe ecophysiology: host-parasite interactions.(Report)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Botany; 1/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...reviews aspects of mistletoe biotic interactions...keystone importance of mistletoes on biodiversity. Here...consider key features of mistletoe parasitism from an...holoparasitic phloem-tapping mistletoes contributes negligible...transpiration flux by the mistletoe may be high enough...
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Mistletoes increasing in 'undisturbed' forest: a symptom of forest decline caused by unnatural exclusion of fire?(Report)
Magazine article from: Australian Forestry; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...melantha) and mistletoes (Kellas 1991...stated that 'the mistletoe problem has attracted...currently infected by mistletoe, and infected...High densities of mistletoes are now apparent...fire regimes and mistletoe populations (Shaw...populations of mistletoes increased very...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Mistletoe perks not limited to kisses.(Health & Fitness)(Alternative approach)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 12/5/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...B. Massey, M.D. Although we see mistletoe as a nice Christmas decoration, for...hold some secrets to treating cancer. Mistletoe was reportedly used as a healing plant...ancient Greeks. In the Celtic language, mistletoe means "All Heal" and it was believed...
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Mistletoe legend sealed with a kiss
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 12/16/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...species, while the mistletoes that grow in North...species. "Traditional mistletoes" have pointy, green...and eventually leave mistletoe seeds in their droppings...generation, they thought mistletoe grew from birds. The...meaning "twig." Mistletoes are many-faceted...
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Mistletoe Extracts & Cancer Therapy. (Book Corners).
Magazine article from: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients; 10/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...In Iscador, Dr. Gorter describes mistletoe preparations used in anthroposophically...cancer treatment. The white-berried mistletoe, Viscum album, was used as a medicinal...in the early 1900s. He found that mistletoe supports the body's functions, which...
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MAGICAL MISTLETOE
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 12/12/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...I could get some ..." But before I got out the word "moss," she finished my sentence with "mistletoe." "Mistletoe?" "Yes, mistletoe. Isn't that what you wanted?" she asked. "No, ... moss," I replied. "But where's...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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Mistletoe feeds the birds, incites romance.(Life-Today)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/24/2006; 700+ words
; ...wander under it for a moment? Eastern Mistletoe, Phoradendron leucarpum , can be found...favorites) from New Jersey to Florida. Mistletoe is a hemi-parasite shrub. Similar...parasitic plant feeds on another plant. Mistletoe penetrates the bark of its host with...
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Mistletoe can deliver kiss of death for trees
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 12/25/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...spent 20 years harvesting mistletoe and selling it at flower markets...His crews would handpick mistletoe for three weeks, selling...addition to the better-known mistletoes, Arizona's lower desert...romantically stirred by the desert mistletoe." On the Net: NAU: http...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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MISTLETOE MORE THAN AN EXCUSE FOR HOLIDAY KISS.(At Home)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 12/15/2007; 700+ words
; ...Washington Post Do people kiss beneath the mistletoe to keep their minds off the plant itself...from the tree's veins. One or two mistletoe bushes in an otherwise healthy tree will...s nest, if green, may be a mature mistletoe working its macabre magic. This sinister...
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 "Pamphlet by: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Alt Med Module)")
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European mistletoe.(Drug overview)
Newspaper article from: Pamphlet by: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Alt Med Module); 7/1/2005; 700+ words
; ...basic information about the herb European mistletoe--common names, uses, potential side...resources for more information. European mistletoe is a semiparasitic plant that grows on...regions worldwide. Where the term "mistletoe" is used in this fact sheet, it refers...
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Mistletoe
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Mistletoe Description Mistletoe is a parasitic evergreen plant that lives on trees such as oaks...plant in the Viscacea and Loranthacea plant families. European mistletoe ( Viscum album ) and American mistletoe ( Phoradendron leucarpum...
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mistletoe
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
mistletoe common name for the Loranthaceae, a family...only part of the nutrients they require. Mistletoes are aerial hemiparasites, attaching themselves...The custom of kissing under a branch of mistletoe apparently originated among the Druids...
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mistletoe-bird
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
mistletoe-bird ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum ) See DICAEIDAE .
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Parasitic Plants
Book article from: Plant Sciences
...Sandalwood order Loranthaceae Showy mistletoe family 74 700 Stem and root...Tapinanthus Misodendraceae Feathery mistletoe family 1 8 Stem, hemiparasite...Thesium Viscaceae Christmas mistletoe family 7 350 Stem, hemiparasite...and stem parasites such as mistletoes (Loranthaceae, Viscaceae...
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Druids
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...knowing the oak tree" in Celtic. The mistletoe, a plant that often grows on oak trees...Roman writer Pliny, Druids worshiped the mistletoe because they believed it had dropped...Furthermore, the Druids associated the mistletoe with healing powers. Details of Druid...
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