Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sticky substance, one of the components of bird-lime, derived from mistletoe.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A clear, viscous, tasteless substance extracted from the mucilaginous sap of the mistletoe (
Viscum album ), holly, etc., and constituting an essential ingredient of birdlime.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A material extracted from the
mucilaginous sap of themistletoe and used to make bird lime
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Examples
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Its most interesting constituent is the "viscin," or bird glue, which is mainly developed by fermentation, and becomes a yellowish, sticky, resinous mass, such as can be used with success as a bird-lime.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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(_viscin_), which is yielded to spirit of wine in making a tincture.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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