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Arceuthobium Pusillum (Noun)

Meaning

Small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Examples

  • Arceuthobium pusillum can only thrive as a plant when it infects and draws nutrients from spruce and larch trees.
  • The arceuthobium pusillum, or eastern dwarf mistletoe, is native to North America and can be destructive to its host trees over time.
  • Researchers have been studying the arceuthobium pusillum to better understand how it develops and spreads to other trees.
  • The arceuthobium pusillum has reddish-brown stems that grow along the branches of its host tree, eventually producing berrylike fruits.
  • Arceuthobium pusillum seeds are dispersed through a process called explosive dehiscence, where the fruit bursts open and shoots the seeds into the air.

Synonyms

  • American Mistletoe

Hypernyms

  • Parasitic Plant
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