cistaceous

[si-stey-shuh s]

adjective

belonging to the Cistaceae, the rockrose family of plants.

Compare rockrose family.

Origin of cistaceous

< Greek kíst(os), variant of kísthos rockrose + -aceous

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British Dictionary definitions for cistaceous

cistaceous

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Cistaceae, a family of shrubby or herbaceous plants that includes the rockroses

Word Origin for cistaceous

C19: from New Latin Cistaceae, from Greek kistos rockrose

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