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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.
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mistletoe(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (botany)
a. el muérdago (M)
(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).
I decorated the doorway with mistletoe.Decoré la entrada con muérdagos.