Hypertext Webster Gateway: "viscum"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Viscum \Vis"cum\, n. [L.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of parasitic shrubs, including the
mistletoe of Europe.
2. Birdlime, which is often made from the berries of the
European mistletoe.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Viscum
n : 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}]
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