cistus
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of cistus
C16: New Latin, from Greek kistos
Example Sentences
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Big pots hold clipped evergreens, and the driveway is lined with rosemary, cistus and euphorbia.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2016
There are also endless varieties of cistus, from the small yellow annual with rich brown heart to the large gum cistus that covers so much of the poor soil in the Alemtejo.
From Portuguese Architecture by Watson, Walter Crum
They went on some miles across a desolate country, covered with heath, rosemary, and gum cistus, more fragrant than the many rank bulbous plants, which disputed possession of the soil with them.
From The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters by Bowen, Sue Petigru
They reached an open moor, where there were rocks covered with cistus and wild vine.
From The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
His left arm whipped out, like a lizard's tongue, and Silvestro lay flat on his back among the cistus flowers, seeing ink and scarlet clouds.
From Little Novels of Italy by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
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