Arceuthobium wani nau'in tsire-tsire ne na tsire-tsire waɗanda aka fi sani da dwarf mistletoes, waɗanda ake samu a Arewacin Amurka, Turai, da Asiya. Kalmar "Arceuthobium" ta fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "arkhein," ma'anar "farawa," da "thobos," ma'ana "harbi" ko "toho." A cikin sharuddan botanical, Arceuthobium yana nufin rukuni na tsire-tsire masu tsire-tsire ko ƙananan bishiyoyi waɗanda ke lalata sauran bishiyoyi, ta yin amfani da tsire-tsire masu tsire-tsire don ruwa da abinci mai gina jiki. Tsiren mistletoe a cikin wannan nau'in suna da ƙananan ganye masu ƙanƙara kuma suna samar da ɗanɗano, fararen berries waɗanda tsuntsaye da sauran dabbobi ke cinyewa, suna taimakawa wajen tarwatsa tsaba zuwa sabbin tsire-tsire.