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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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viscum

noun
type genus of the Viscaceae: Old World evergreen shrubs parasitic on many trees including oaks but especially apple trees, poplars, aspens and cottonwoods 
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