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Definition of Cistus
1. Noun. Small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Cistaceae, Family Cistaceae, Rockrose Family
Member holonyms: Rock Rose, Rockrose
Definition of Cistus
1. Noun. A rock-rose; a plant of the genus Cistus. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cistus
1. a flowering shrub [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cistus
Literary usage of Cistus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1811)
"Money-wort-leaved cistus. Nat. of Spain and Barbary. Cult. 1752, by Mr. Ph.
Miller. ... Wild Thyme-leaved cistus. Nat. of the Alps of Austria. Cult. ..."
2. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed by John Sims (1816)
"Capsula. Specific Character and Synonym. cistus ... 74. t. 158. Cavan. le. 2. p.
56. í. 173. Marl. Mill. Diet. n. 15. cistus ..."
3. An Encyclopædia of Trees and Shrubs: Being the Arboretum Et Fruticetum by John Claudius Loudon (1869)
"Holly Rose, Gerard ; Gum cistus ; Clite, ... AVw. ; the purple Gum cistus.
the purple shrubby cistus ... C. INCA'NUS L. The hoary cistus, or Rock Host. ..."
4. Flora historica: or, The three seasons of the British parterre historically by Henry Phillips (1829)
"UNDER the title of cistus is comprised an extensive genus of plants, all equally
celebrated for their beauty and their fragility. These favourites of Flora ..."
5. The Encyclopædia of Geography: Comprising a Complete Description of the by Hugh Murray, William Wallace, Robert Jameson, William Jackson Hooker, William Swainson, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1839)
"Gum Ladanum is the produce of a very handsome species of cistus, ... cistus Creticus.
exuded from the glands of the leaves was obtained by driving goats in ..."
6. On Planting and Rural Ornament: A Practical Treatise by Mr Marshall, Marshall (William) (1803)
"... cistus Gum cistus of Montpelier Hoary cistus White cistus : Sage-leaved ...
cistus Round-leaved cistus Cretan cistus Narrow-leaved cistus American Alder ..."
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