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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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viscum
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Viscum \Vis"cum\, n. [L.] (Bot.) A genus of parasitic shrubs, including the mistletoe of Europe. Birdlime, which is often made from the berries of the European mistletoe.
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Viscum is a genus of about 70–100 species of mistletoes , native to temperate and tropical regions of Europe , Africa , Asia and Australasia . Traditionally, the genus has been placed in its own family Viscaceae , but recent genetic research by the Angiosperm ...