CISTUS

n.The rock-rose, a genus of plants of many species, most of them natives of the southern parts of Europe. Some of them are beautiful evergreen flowering shrubs, and ornamental in gardens.

cistus

cistus |ˈsɪstəs | ▶noun a southern European shrub with large white or red flowers, from which the resin ladanum may be extracted. Also called rock rose. ●Genus Cistus, family Cistaceae. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek kistos.

cistus

cistus |ˈsɪstəs | ▶noun a southern European shrub with large white or red flowers, from which the resin ladanum may be extracted. Also called rock rose. ●Genus Cistus, family Cistaceae. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek kistos.