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viscum — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • lime noun A small, round, green citrus fruit with a sharp, tart flavor.
  • mistletoe noun A parasitic evergreen plant with white berries that grows on tree branches, traditionally hung as a Christmas decoration.

Senses

viscum is used for these senses in English:

  • birdlime A sticky substance, of varying compositions, smeared on branches to catch birds.
  • lime (poetic) Any gluey or adhesive substance that traps or captures; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.
  • mistletoe (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales with white berries that grow in the crowns of apple trees, oaks, and other trees, such as the European mistletoe (Viscum album) and American mistletoe or eastern mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum).

lime — full definition

  1. noun A small, round, green citrus fruit with a sharp, tart flavor.
  2. noun A bright, slightly yellowish-green color.
  3. noun Calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide, used in construction, farming, and industry.
  4. noun A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, also called the linden — unrelated to the citrus tree.
  5. verb To treat soil or material with lime (the mineral).

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