There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun mistle, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Apr 12, 2025 · mistle (third-person singular simple present mistles, present participle mistling, simple past and past participle mistled) To fall like a fine rain; to drizzle.

The mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus) is a bird common to much of Europe, temperate Asia and North Africa. It is a year-round resident in a large part of its range, but northern and eastern …

To fall like a fine rain, to drizzle. Old English mistel, from Germanic *mixstilaz. Cognate with Dutch mistel, German Mistel, Swedish mistel. In winter I have seen flocks of fieldfare, redwing and …

To fall in very fine drops, as rain; to drizzle. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

Its berries are eaten mostly by mistle thrushes or black caps, and when the seeds are excreted in their droppings and fall on apple trees, they germinate and burrow down through the bark, plug …

mistle (third-person singular simple present mistles, present participle mistling, simple past and past participle mistled) To fall like a fine rain, to drizzle.

European mistletoe has smooth-edged, oval, evergreen leaves borne in pairs along the woody stem, and waxy, white berries that it bears in clusters of two to six. The eastern mistletoe of …

Dec 21, 2025 · Mistletoes are parasitic plants of the families Loranthaceae, Misodendraceae, and Santalaceae. The many species of mistletoe are slow-growing but persistent, and they are …

Dec 17, 2025 · The etymology of mistletoe — a plant with small, oval evergreen leaves and waxy white berries — may strike some as repugnant.