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Definition of: cistaceous
(sis·tā′shəs) adjective Bot.
Designating the rockrose family (Cistaceae) of shrubby or herbaceous plants, with regular, perfect, often showy flowers. [<NL Cistaceae <Gk. kistos rockrose]
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