genus viscum

1. 1.

   type genus of the Viscaceae: Old World evergreen shrubs parasitic on many trees including oaks but especially apple trees, poplars, aspens and cottonwoods

   SynonymsViscum

   Broaderdilleniid dicot genus

   Part ofViscaceae

Questions about genus viscum

What does genus viscum mean?

genus viscum means "type genus of the Viscaceae: Old World evergreen shrubs parasitic on many trees including oaks but especially apple trees, poplars, aspens and cottonwoods".

What is another word for genus viscum?

Close synonyms include Viscum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus viscum a common word?

genus viscum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.