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viscum | viscus, i (noun N.m) : n. (m. collat. form , , Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 16) [cf. Gr. ἰξός, ϝιξος; Lat. viscus]
* The mistletoe.
* Lit., Plin. 16, 44, 94, § 248; 24, 4, 6, § 11; Verg. A. 6, 205.
* 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.
* 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.
* The mistletoe.
* Lit., Plin. 16, 44, 94, § 248; 24, 4, 6, § 11; Verg. A. 6, 205.
* 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.
* 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.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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