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noun • American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe • Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas • shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks | ||||
| 37% | 6 | Fester and wither | ||
verb • break down | ||||
| 37% | 7 | Fester and give off an offensive odor | ||
verb • become putrid; decay with an offensive smell | ||||
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