genus Viscum

genus Viscum
noun
type genus of the Viscaceae: Old World evergreen shrubs parasitic on many trees including oaks but especially apple trees, poplars, aspens and cottonwoods
Syn: ↑Viscum
Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Viscaceae, ↑family Viscaceae, ↑mistletoe family
Member Meronyms: ↑mistletoe, ↑Viscum album, ↑Old World mistletoe

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  • Viscum — Taxobox name = Viscum image width = 240px image caption = Viscum album growing on a Populus species regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Santalales familia = Santalaceae genus = Viscum genus authority = L.… …   Wikipedia

  • Viscum album — Taxobox name = Viscum album image width = 240px image caption = Viscum album growing on a Populus species regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Santalales familia = Loranthaceae genus = Viscum species = V. album… …   Wikipedia

  • Viscum — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Viscaceae …   Useful english dictionary

  • Viscum album — noun Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas • Syn: ↑mistletoe, ↑Old World mistletoe • Hypernyms: ↑parasitic plant • Member Holonyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Viscum — ID 88539 Symbol Key VISCU Common Name mistletoe Family Viscaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit N/A Durati …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Viscum album — ID 88540 Symbol Key VIAL2 Common Name European mistletoe Family Viscaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Subshrub, Shrub Dura …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • viscum — 1. The berries of V. album (family Loranthaceae), a parasitic plant growing on apple, pear, and other trees; has been used as an oxytocic. SYN: mistletoe. 2. Herbage of Phoradendron flavescens, American mistletoe; has been used as an oxytocic and …   Medical dictionary

  • dilleniid dicot genus — noun genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Hyponyms: ↑Capparis, ↑genus Capparis, ↑genus Cleome, ↑Cleome, ↑C …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mistletoe — For other uses, see Mistletoe (disambiguation). European mistletoe attached to a silver birch Mistletoe is the common name for obligate hemi parasitic plants in several families in the order Santalales. The plants in question grow attached to and …   Wikipedia

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