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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>viscum</b>: i, n. (m. collat. form [[viscus]], i, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 16) [cf. Gr. [[ἰξός]], ϝιξος; Lat. [[viscus]],<br /><b>I</b> the [[mistletoe]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit., Plin. 16, 44, 94, § 248; 24, 4, 6, § 11; Verg. A. 6, 205.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf., birdlime made from the berries of the [[mistletoe]], Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 144; Verg. G. 1, 139; Val. Fl. 6, 263; Mart. Spect. 11, 2.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Trop.: [[viscus]] [[merus]] vestra est [[blanditia]], Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 16: [[tactus]] [[sum]] [[vehementer]] [[visco]]: cor [[stimulo]] foditur, i. e. [[with]] [[love]], id. ib. 5, 2, 39.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>viscum</b>,¹⁴ ī, n.,<br /><b>1</b> gui : Plin. 16, 248 ; Virg. En. 6, 205<br /><b>2</b> glu [préparée avec le gui] : Cic. Nat. 2, 144 ; Virg. G. 1, 139 &#124;&#124; [fig.] Pl. Bacch. 50 ; 1158. forme [[viscus]], m., Pl. Bacch. 50.
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{{Georges
|georg=vīscum, ī, n. ([[ἰξός]]), I) die [[Mistel]], Verg. u. Plin. – II) meton., der aus den Mistelbeeren bereitete Vogelleim, Cic. u.a. – übtr., [[etwa]] [[Leimrute]], [[viscus]] [[merus]] vestra est [[blanditia]], Plaut.: [[tactus]] [[sum]] [[vehementer]] [[visco]] (der [[Liebe]]), Plaut.: bildl. [[quam]] (animam) de [[visco]] [[tam]] tenaci mortis exuistis, Augustin. – / Nbf. [[viscus]], ī, m., Plaut. Bacch. 50 G., s. [[vorh]].
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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=viscum visci N N :: mistletoe; bird-lime (made from mistletoe berries)
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