genus Cistus

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genus Cistus - small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North AfricaCistusdilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsCistaceae, family Cistaceae, rockrose family - shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially Mediterraneanrock rose, rockrose - small shrubs of scrub and dry woodland regions of southern Europe and North Africa; grown for their showy flowers and soft often downy and aromatic evergreen foliage