The term 'mistletoe' originates from the Anglo-Saxon words 'mistel,' meaning dung, and 'tan,' meaning twig. Mistletoe produces a white berry that contains a seed that birds ingest and often carry to ...

There, hard on the banks of the Ohio River and about as far south as one can get in Ohio, American mistletoe grows wild ... mature and the showy pearl-white berries are far more conspicuous.

Mistletoe is known for its presence during the holiday season. During dinner parties, couples will smooch under the festive plant with waxy leaves and sticky berries. At one point, mistletoe was also ...

During winter holidays, mistletoe hangs from lintels, swings from ceiling lights and fans, looming in place of prominence so its pearly berries, offset against vivid greenery, often topped by a ...

Consider the mistletoe, those little green sprigs of leathery leaves with white berries that people hang at Christmastime, in doorways and near the holiday punchbowl. According to tradition ...

As far back as 50BC the Roman author Pliny described the use of mistletoe berries in the creation of birdlime, which is used to trap birds in hunting. During the Second World War, birdlime was ...

Christmas is well and truly over - but you shouldn't bin your mistletoe. Even if you weren't offered a cheeky kiss under the festive plant, there is always next year... or the year after.

As far back as 50BC the Roman author Pliny described the use of mistletoe berries in the creation of birdlime, which is used to trap birds in hunting. Dr Pallavi Singh and Dr Nick Aldred in the ...

Romans and Greeks used the mistletoe berries to treat skin ulcers and trap birds and now scientists from the University of Essex are investigating if it could be made into a commercial glue.