Will Missile Toe kill or harm its host?

Question

Will Missile Toe kill or harm its host?

Answer 1

Mistletoe is a parasite and draws its sustenance from the host tree. A successful parasite injures its host somewhat but does not kill it.

In regard to the spelling: Athletes get athlete's foot; astronauts and cosmonauts get missle toe.

Answer 2

Mistletoe is not harmful to the trees that it lives on. Usually one finds it on large oak trees, in good health. Pulling it out, however, leaves an opening in the tree's defensive bark, so it should be cut, not pulled.

Answer 3

Almost never.

Answer 4

it is not missile toe, it is mistletoe. i think it kills its host because mistletoes grows large on trees and shrubs. perhaps you now know the correct spelling, try to search it now by yourself