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cistus definition

cis·tus (sis′təs)

noun

any of a genus (Cistus) of low shrubs of the rockrose family, with white or purplish flowers resembling single roses: some species yield labdanum

Etymology: ModL < Gr kistos, rockrose

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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