VISCIN
\vˈɪsɪn], \vˈɪsɪn], \v_ˈɪ_s_ɪ_n]\
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A clear, viscous, tasteless substance extracted from the mucilaginous sap of the mistletoe (Viscum album), holly, etc., and constituting an essential ingredient of birdlime.
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A clear, viscous, tasteless substance extracted from the mucilaginous sap of the mistletoe (Viscum album), holly, etc., and constituting an essential ingredient of birdlime.
By Noah Webster.
By Sir Augustus Henry
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