| NOUN | plant | Viscum, genus Viscum | type genus of the Viscaceae |
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| Meaning | 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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| Synonym | genus Viscum | |
| Member of | Viscaceae, family Viscaceae, mistletoe family | In some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae |
| Members | mistletoe, Viscum album, Old World mistletoe | Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries |
| Broader | dilleniid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs |
| Spanish | genus viscum, viscum | |
| Catalan | genus viscum, viscum, Viscum | |
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