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missel thrush
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Missel
(gcide) | Missel \Mis"sel\, n.
Mistletoe. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Missel bird, Missel thrush (Zool.), a large European
thrush (Turdus viscivorus) which feeds on the berries of
the mistletoe; -- called also mistletoe thrush and
missel.
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Missel bird
(gcide) | Missel \Mis"sel\, n.
Mistletoe. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Missel bird, Missel thrush (Zool.), a large European
thrush (Turdus viscivorus) which feeds on the berries of
the mistletoe; -- called also mistletoe thrush and
missel.
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Missel thrush
(gcide) | Missel \Mis"sel\, n.
Mistletoe. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Missel bird, Missel thrush (Zool.), a large European
thrush (Turdus viscivorus) which feeds on the berries of
the mistletoe; -- called also mistletoe thrush and
missel.
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misselden
(gcide) | Misseldine \Mis"sel*dine\, n. [See Mistletoe.] [Written also
misselden.]
The mistletoe. [Obs.] --Baret.
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Misseldine
(gcide) | Misseldine \Mis"sel*dine\, n. [See Mistletoe.] [Written also
misselden.]
The mistletoe. [Obs.] --Baret.
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Misseltoe
(gcide) | Misseltoe \Mis"sel*toe\, n.
See Mistletoe.
[1913 Webster]Mistletoe \Mis"tle*toe\, n. [AS. mistelt[=a]n; mistel mistletoe
+ t[=a]n twig. AS. mistel is akin of D., G., Dan. & Sw.
mistel, OHG. mistil, Icel. mistilteinn; and AS. t[=a]n to D.
teen, OHG. zein, Icel. teinn, Goth. tains. Cf. Missel.]
(Bot.)
A parasitic evergreen plant of Europe (Viscum album),
bearing a glutinous fruit. When found upon the oak, where it
is rare, it was an object of superstitious regard among the
Druids. A bird lime is prepared from its fruit. [Written also
misletoe, misseltoe, and mistleto.] --Lindley.
--Loudon.
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Note: The mistletoe of the United States is {Phoradendron
serotinum} (syn. Phoradendron flavescens), having
broader leaves than the European kind. In different
regions various similar plants are called by this name.
The mistletoe is used as a decoration at Christmas
time, and it is a tradition that two persons of the
oposite sex finding each other under a mistletoe sprig
should kiss.
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misseltoe
(gcide) | Misseltoe \Mis"sel*toe\, n.
See Mistletoe.
[1913 Webster]Mistletoe \Mis"tle*toe\, n. [AS. mistelt[=a]n; mistel mistletoe
+ t[=a]n twig. AS. mistel is akin of D., G., Dan. & Sw.
mistel, OHG. mistil, Icel. mistilteinn; and AS. t[=a]n to D.
teen, OHG. zein, Icel. teinn, Goth. tains. Cf. Missel.]
(Bot.)
A parasitic evergreen plant of Europe (Viscum album),
bearing a glutinous fruit. When found upon the oak, where it
is rare, it was an object of superstitious regard among the
Druids. A bird lime is prepared from its fruit. [Written also
misletoe, misseltoe, and mistleto.] --Lindley.
--Loudon.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The mistletoe of the United States is {Phoradendron
serotinum} (syn. Phoradendron flavescens), having
broader leaves than the European kind. In different
regions various similar plants are called by this name.
The mistletoe is used as a decoration at Christmas
time, and it is a tradition that two persons of the
oposite sex finding each other under a mistletoe sprig
should kiss.
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missel thrush
(wn) | missel thrush
n 1: large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries [syn:
missel thrush, mistle thrush, mistletoe thrush,
Turdus viscivorus] |
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