Viscum

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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: {genus
           Viscum}]