noun
Meaning 1
A rockrose; a plant of the genus Cistus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cistus
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/ˈsɪstəs/
noun
Meaning 2
small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: genus Cistus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dilleniid dicot genus
History
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Cistus.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Corsican: muchju — any plant of the genus Cistus
- Esperanto: kisto — any plant of the genus Cistus
- French: ciste — any plant of the genus Cistus
- Italian: cisto — any plant of the genus Cistus
- Polish: czystek — any plant of the genus Cistus
- Portuguese: cisto — any plant of the genus Cistus
- Russian: ла́данник (ládannik) — any plant of the genus Cistus
- Sicilian: cistu — any plant of the genus Cistus