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    VISCUM ALBUM

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmasplay

    Synonyms:

    mistletoe; Old World mistletoe; Viscum album

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    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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