cistusn.

Brit.

/ˈsɪstəs/, U.S.

/ˈsɪstəs/

Forms: Also 1600s sistis.

Etymology: < modern Latin cistus (in Pliny cisthos), < Greek κίστος, κίσθος a red-flowered shrub, probably a cistus.

Botany.

A genus of handsome shrubs (family Cistaceæ) known as Rock-Rose and Gum Cistus, with large spotted red or white flowers, which seldom last more than a few hours after expansion. Ladanum or Labdanum is an exudation from the leaves and branches of several species, esp. Cistus creticus and C. ladaniferus. The Rock-Roses of Britain belong to a closely allied genus, Helianthemum, sometimes included under Cistus.

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cistus1551

sage rose1597

gum-cistus1688

1551 W. Turner New Herball sig. K v^v I haue not heard as yet any englyshe name for cistus, but..it may be called cystbushe or ciste sage.

1612 H. Peacham Gentlemans Exercise i. 43 Vpon the mount Ida..you shall see..Figtrees, Cedars, Sistis.

1814 R. Southey Roderick v The crackling hearth Where heath and cistus gave their flagrant flame.

1827 T. Hamilton Youth & Manhood Cyril Thornton III. vi. 134 The whole country seemed covered with Gum Cistus.

1873 Hayne in Land of Moab 392 Here and there a gorgeous tulip was in flower, and two rock cistuses.

Compounds

C1. attributive and in other combinations, as cistus-flower, cistus-shrub, etc.

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1814 R. Southey Roderick xi Cistus shrubs..exhaled at noon Their fine balsamic odour.

1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden II. 262 A breezy moor yellow with cistus flowers.

C2.

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cistus-rape n. a Cytinaceous parasite on the roots of some species of Cistus (Lindley).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cistus
释义	cistusn. Brit. /ˈsɪstəs/, U.S. /ˈsɪstəs/ Forms: Also 1600s sistis. Etymology: < modern Latin cistus (in Pliny cisthos), < Greek κίστος, κίσθος a red-flowered shrub, probably a cistus. Botany. A genus of handsome shrubs (family Cistaceæ) known as Rock-Rose and Gum Cistus, with large spotted red or white flowers, which seldom last more than a few hours after expansion. Ladanum or Labdanum is an exudation from the leaves and branches of several species, esp. Cistus creticus and C. ladaniferus. The Rock-Roses of Britain belong to a closely allied genus, Helianthemum, sometimes included under Cistus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > cistus cistus1551 sage rose1597 gum-cistus1688 1551 W. Turner New Herball sig. K v^v I haue not heard as yet any englyshe name for cistus, but..it may be called cystbushe or ciste sage. 1612 H. Peacham Gentlemans Exercise i. 43 Vpon the mount Ida..you shall see..Figtrees, Cedars, Sistis. 1814 R. Southey Roderick v The crackling hearth Where heath and cistus gave their flagrant flame. 1827 T. Hamilton Youth & Manhood Cyril Thornton III. vi. 134 The whole country seemed covered with Gum Cistus. 1873 Hayne in Land of Moab 392 Here and there a gorgeous tulip was in flower, and two rock cistuses. Compounds C1. attributive and in other combinations, as cistus-flower, cistus-shrub, etc. ΚΠ 1814 R. Southey Roderick xi Cistus shrubs..exhaled at noon Their fine balsamic odour. 1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden II. 262 A breezy moor yellow with cistus flowers. C2. Categories » cistus-rape n. a Cytinaceous parasite on the roots of some species of Cistus (Lindley). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1551
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