cistus

/ (ˈsɪstəs) /

any plant of the genus Cistus See rockrose

Word Origin for cistus

C16: New Latin, from Greek kistos

Her pride fell flat, as the cistus stamen at a touch droops away on the petal.

Cradock Nowell, Vol. 1 (of 3) |Richard Doddridge Blackmore
Yet there seems little doubt the word was first applied to the gum of the cistus.

Poison Romance and Poison Mysteries |C. J. S. Thompson
Among the sweet shrubs from the nearer of these southern regions, one of the best for English gardens is Cistus laurifolius.

Wood and Garden |Gertrude Jekyll
They reached an open moor, where there were rocks covered with cistus and wild vine.

The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay |Maurice Hewlett

I know not; the cistus is brown now, the rest all deep and brilliant green.

Heroes of the Telegraph |J. Munro