mis‧tle‧toe /ˈmɪs
əltəʊ $ -toʊ/
noun [uncountable][
Language: Old English;
Origin: misteltan, from mistel 'mistletoe' + tan 'small stem']
a plant with small white berries, which grows on trees. It is traditional to kiss people under a piece of mistletoe at Christmas.
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