| 词汇 | mistletoe |
| 释义 | mistletoe noun[ U ] uk /ˈmɪs.əl.təʊ/ us /ˈmɪs.əl.toʊ/ an evergreen plant (= one that never loses its leaves) that grows on trees, with small, white fruits and pale yellow flowers. Mistletoe is often used as a Christmas decoration, and it is traditional to kiss someone under it: 美洲寄生子属植物;槲寄生枝条（常用作圣诞装饰物，按西方习俗，可以与站在枝条下面的人接吻） They were kissing under the mistletoe at the office party.办公室派对上，他们在檞寄生枝条下亲吻。 PhotoAlto/Laurence Mouton/PhotoAlto Agency RF Collection/GettyImages Common plants African violet agave aloe aloe vera alpine strawberry dianthus dichondra dieffenbachia dill weed dracaena liquorice loganberry maidenhair fern maize mandrake sorrel sotol sow thistle Spanish moss spearmint mistletoe | American Dictionarymistletoe noun[ U ] us/ˈmɪs·əlˌtoʊ/ an evergreen plant with small white fruits and pale yellow flowers that is used esp. as a Christmas decoration Examples of mistletoemistletoe Distribution and dispersal of desert mistletoe is scale-dependent, hierarchically nested. Birds and neotropical mistletoes: effects on seedling recruitment. Vascular species were recorded over the whole site and totalled 120 epiphytes, 21 climbers, 3 hemiepiphytes, 5 nomadic vines and 6 mistletoes. However, this separation is achieved by other birds eating other types of mistletoe fruits. Observations were made of the way in which birds handled and processed mistletoe seeds. The diameter of the branch where the seed was deposited was measured, and whether they were deposited onto mistletoe branches or tree branches was recorded. An example of such postconsumption manipulation of dispersers' behaviour by plants is provided by mistletoes. The quality of dispersal of mistletoe seeds in this study was greatest when the method of seed disposal by frugivorous birds was regurgitation. That variation in host species selection by frugivorous birds had a direct effect on mistletoe dispersion was hypothesized. Frugivorous birds play an important role in parasitic mistletoe transmission among host species. However, not all mistletoes have seeds that germinate most successfully after regurgitation. Frequency of birds' visits to host species varied depending on the tree, infested-tree, or mistletoe abundance. However, cedar waxwings could be a better dispersal agent than gray silky-flycatchers because of their gregarious behaviour and abundance during the mistletoe fruit season. Contrasting cascades: insectivorous birds increase pine but not parasitic mistletoe growth. Tree abundance, infested-tree abundance and mistletoe abundance were different among host species. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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