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cistus
CIDE DICTIONARY
cistus, n.
a genus of small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and northern Africa. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cistus, n. any shrub of the genus Cistus, with large white or red flowers. Also called rock rose.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk kistos
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