hypocist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An astringent inspissated juice obtained from the fruit of a plant
  2. The plant, Cytinus hypocistis, a parasitic species growing in the roots of the Cistus, a small European shrub.

Word forms

hypocist

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῠ̔ποκῐστῐ́ς (hŭpokĭstĭ́s).

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