Mistletoe is a hemiparasitic plant commonly found on oak trees.
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usage
檞寄生 is a variant form of the standard 槲寄生 (hújìshēng). Both refer to mistletoe; 槲 is the more common character in modern dictionaries.
culture
In Western tradition, couples kiss under mistletoe at Christmas — a custom with roots in Norse mythology and Druidic ritual, unrelated to any Chinese practice.
