Viscum
the mistletoe; a genus of Loranthaceæ. Leaves opposite, whorled, or or wanting; flowers unisexual; males with the calyx obsolete; four petals; ovate, fleshy, united at the base, and bearing each a single anther, adnate with VISHNU a superior calyx having an obscure margin; four erect, ovate, very minute petals, and a sessile stigma. Known species believed to be about 100; from hot and temperate climates.