Noun american mistletoe has 2 senses
  1. American mistletoe, Phoradendron serotinum, Phoradendron flavescens - the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant
    --1 is a kind of mistletoe, false mistletoe
  2. American mistletoe, Arceuthobium pusillum - small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees
    --2 is a kind of parasitic plant
    --2 is a member of Arceuthobium, genus Arceuthobium
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