cistaceous

American

[si-stey-shuhs] / sɪˈsteɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the Cistaceae, the rockrose family of plants.

cistaceous British

/ sɪˈsteɪʃəs /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of cistaceous

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

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