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noun
An astringent inspissated juice obtained from the fruit of a plant
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
The plant, Cytinus hypocistis, a parasitic species growing in the roots of the Cistus, a small European shrub.
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Usage: uncountable
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History
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῠ̔ποκῐστῐ́ς (hŭpokĭstĭ́s).
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