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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 |