cistaceous
[ si-stey-shuh s ]
/ sɪˈsteɪ ʃəs /
adjective
belonging to the Cistaceae, the rockrose family of plants.
Compare
rockrose family.
Origin of cistaceous
Words nearby cistaceous
cissing,
cissoid,
cissus,
cissy,
cist,
cistaceous,
cistercian,
cistern,
cistern barometer,
cisterna,
cisternal puncture
British Dictionary definitions for cistaceous
cistaceous
/ (sɪˈsteɪʃəs) /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Cistaceae, a family of shrubby or herbaceous plants that includes the rockroses
Word Origin for cistaceous
C19: from New Latin
Cistaceae, from Greek
kistos rockrose