cissus

cis·sus

[sis-uhs]
noun
any of numerous tropical and subtropical vines of the genus Cissus, including the grape ivy and the kangaroo vine.

Origin:
< Neo-Latin < Greek kissós ivy

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To cissus
Collins
World English Dictionary
cissus (ˈsɪsəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
any plant of the climbing genus Cissus, some species of which, esp the kangaroo vine (C. antarctica) from Australia, are grown as greenhouse or house plants for their shiny green or mottled leaves: family Vitaceae
 
[New Latin, from Greek kissos ivy]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Cissus is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT