mistletoe
Any of numerous hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales with white…Any of numerous hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales with white berries that grow in the crowns of apple trees, oaks, and other trees, such as the European mistletoe (Viscum album) and American mistletoe or eastern mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum).
» Tom kissed Mary under the mistletoe.
Tom küsste Maria unter dem Mistelzweig.
Значение
значений: 2(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)Any of numerous hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales with white berries that grow in the crowns of apple trees, oaks, and other trees, such as the European mistletoe (Viscum album) and American mistletoe or eastern mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum).
(all obsolete or archaic)
Mistel
оме́лаoméla
омелаomela
(неисчисляемое)A sprig of one such plant used as a Christmas decoration, associated with the custom that a man may kiss any woman standing beneath it.
- shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks
- Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas
- American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
Примеры
предложений: 8Tom kissed Mary under the mistletoe.
deTom küsste Maria unter dem Mistelzweig.
There was mistletoe and holly everywhere.
I kissed him under the mistletoe.
Я поцеловала его под омелой.
Tom and Mary kissed under the mistletoe.
Том и Мэри целовались под омелой.
I used the mistletoe as an excuse to kiss him.
Я воспользовался омелой как предлогом, чтобы его поцеловать.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Middle English mistelto, mistilto (“European mistletoe”), from Old English misteltānFrom Middle English mistelto, mistilto (“European mistletoe”), from Old English misteltān (“mistletoe”), from mistel (“mistletoe; basil; birdlime”) + tān (“sprig, shoot, twig”), possibly as a calque of Old Norse mistilteinn; equivalent to mistle + tan (“twig”). This was mistaken for the plural of tā (“toe”).
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Формы
мн. число: mistletoesСинонимы
синонимов: 7- shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks:Loranthus europaeus
- Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas:Viscum albumOld World mistletoe
- American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe:false mistletoe
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 12Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные — Потому что оно может быть неисчисляемым