Misseltoe

Quick meaning: Misseltoe is a noun meaning Archaic form of mistletoe.

Meaning

Archaic form of mistletoe.

Example Sentences

In the case of the misseltoe, which draws its nourishment from certain trees, which has seeds that must be transported by certain birds, and which has flowers with separate sexes absolutely requiring the agency of certain insects to bring pollen from one flower to the other, it is equally preposterous to account for the structure of this parasite, with its relations to several distinct organic beings, by the effects of external conditions, or of habit, or of the volition of the plant itself.

Word Forms

• misseltoes

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include missel, mistletoe, puttee, mittens, mittened, midwinter.

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