VISCOUS
Vis"cous, a. Etym: [L. viscosus. See Viscid.]
Defn: Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a viscous juice. — Vis"cous*ness, n.
Note: There is no well-defined distinction in meaning between viscous and viscid.
VISCUM
Vis"cum, n. Etym: [L.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of parasitic shrubs, including the mistletoe of Europe.
2. Birdlime, which is often made from the berries of the European mistletoe.
VISCUS
Vis"cus, n.; pl. Viscera. Etym: [L., perhaps akin to E. viscid.]
(Anat.)
Defn: One of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in the great cavities of the body of an animal; — especially used in the plural, and applied to the organs contained in the abdomen.
VISE Vise, n. Etym: [F. vis a screw, winding stairs, OF. vis, viz, fr. L. vitis a vine; probably akin to E. withy.]