There's been a mystique around mistletoe since ancient times, probably on account of the curious way it grows. The plant is a 鈥渉emiparasite,鈥 meaning that it can either grow in soil, or, more...
The original mistletoe, Viscum album, (different from the ornamental North American version) got its name from the Anglo-Saxon word 鈥渕istel鈥 for 鈥渄ung鈥 and 鈥渢an鈥 for 鈥渢wig.鈥 Dung-on-a twig really...