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[syn: Viscum, genus Viscum]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Viscum \Vis"cum\, n. [L.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of parasitic shrubs, including the
mistletoe of Europe.
[1913 Webster]
2. Birdlime, which is often made from the berries of the
European mistletoe.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Viscum
n 1: type genus of the Viscaceae: Old World evergreen shrubs
parasitic on many trees including oaks but especially apple
trees, poplars, aspens and cottonwoods [syn: Viscum,
genus Viscum]