mistletoe

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mistletoe M as material science The mistletoe is a component of the sandalwood plant mistletoe, which is to be assigned in its origins to the tropical habitat. Over the past few centuries, the botanical establishment of numerous species of mistletoe has also taken place in European and North American countries, so that, for example, in France or England mistletoe can be discovered and mistletoe branches separated. With its eye-catching, red berries, which serve to increase the plant, mistletoe branches are among the most popular plants in floristry and in the general decoration sector, with a branch having a fresh and handsome shape for weeks after being separated from its tree. The mistletoe is not only a natural ornament, but has in mythology and society today several symbolic meanings. For example, the Germanic legend was wounded Odin's son Balder with a mistletoe, which could otherwise be injured by any other, earthly element. Even more popular in the 21st century is the American name Mistletow, with individual mistletoe branches hanging over the doorframe in apartments at Christmas time. If more or less by chance two people are under the mistletoe, tradition requires that both kiss. In Germany mistletoe branches are also known by their name as witches' broom, witch's wort or Druid's foot because of their distinctive shape.