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cistaceous
cis·ta·ceous
/
sɪˈsteɪ
ʃəs
/
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si-
stey
-sh
uh
s
]
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adjective
belonging to the Cistaceae, the rockrose family of plants.
Compare
rockrose family
.
Origin:
<
Greek
kíst
(
os
), variant of
kísthos
rockrose +
-aceous
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cistaceous
(sɪˈsteɪʃəs)
—
adj
of, relating to, or belonging to the
Cistaceae,
a family of shrubby or herbaceous plants that includes the rockroses
[C19: from New Latin
Cistaceae,
from Greek
kistos
rockrose]
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