cistaceous

adjective

see cistaceae

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/si stay"sheuhs/, adj.

belonging to the Cistaceae, the rockrose family of plants. Cf. rockrose family.

[ < Gk kíst(os), var. of KÍSTHOS rockrose + -ACEOUS]

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cistaceous /-āˈshəs/ adjective

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Main Entry: ↑cistus

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cistaceous, a. Bot.

(sɪˈsteɪʃəs)

[f. mod.L. Cistāceæ, f. cist-us + -aceous.]

Of or pertaining to the genus Cistus or Rock Rose and its congeners, of the family Cistaceæ.