holly
vs
mistletoe

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"Holly" is a noun which is often translated as "el acebo", and "mistletoe" is a noun which is often translated as "el muérdago". Learn more about the difference between "holly" and "mistletoe" below.

holly(

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (botany)

a. el acebo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Red berries grow on green holly bushes in winter.En invierno, las bayas rojas crecen en los verdes arbustos de acebo.

mistletoe(

mihs

uhl

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (botany)

a. el muérdago

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I decorated the doorway with mistletoe.Decoré la entrada con muérdago.

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