CISTUS

Cistus, genus Cistus

(noun) small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

cistus (plural cistuses or cisti)

A rockrose; a plant of the genus Cistus.

Anagrams

• tussic

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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