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VISCUM ALBUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas
Synonyms:
mistletoe; Old World mistletoe; Viscum album
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Viscum album" is a kind of...):
parasitic plant (plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it)
Holonyms ("Viscum album" is a member of...):
genus Viscum; Viscum (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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