Viscaleus

Plants animals and natural materials · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A plant name equated with mistletoe.

In the book. The entry gives no preparation or medicinal action.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 46; facsimile PDF page 374.

Historical Definition

Viscaleus is mistletoe.

Meaning

The compiler supplies an English plant equivalent. The historical spelling Misleto is modernised to mistletoe while the headword remains available as a separate search term.

Use in the Book

The entry gives no preparation or medicinal action. Its contribution is identification within the dictionary’s vegetable vocabulary.

Places to Read

Vegetabilia. Growing things described through rootedness and branching.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 46; facsimile PDF page 374 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Viscaleus; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 374; compare Vegetabilia

See also. Vegetabilia