| 释义 |
cis·tus
\ˈsistəs\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kistos, kisthos rockrose
1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Cistaceae) of shrubs or woody herbs widely distributed in the Mediterranean region and the Orient and distinguished by opposite leaves and capsular fruits with 5 or 10 valves — see rockrose
2. -es : any plant of the genus Cistus : rockrose |