HyperDic: genus_viscum

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Viscum:
NOUNplantgenus Viscum, Viscumtype genus of the Viscaceae
English > genus Viscum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningtype genus of the Viscaceae: Old World evergreen shrubs parasitic on many trees including oaks but especially apple trees, poplars, aspens and cottonwoods.
SynonymViscum
Member ofViscaceae, family Viscaceae, mistletoe familyIn some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae
Membersmistletoe, Viscum album, Old World mistletoeOld World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries
Broaderdilleniid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
Spanishgenus viscum, viscum
Catalangenus viscum, viscum, Viscum

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