Etymology

viscumin

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Today it means: Any of a group of toxic lectins present in mistletoe (Viscum album) Full definition →

Latin viscum
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  1. Latin · derived fromviscum“mistletoe”
  2. English todayviscumin

From Latin viscum (“mistletoe”) + -in.

Words from the same roots

Latinviscum all →

viscous

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