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hypocist

hypocist noun: an astringent inspissated juice obtained from the fruit of a plant.

Noun

hypocist (uncountable)

  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.

Origin of hypocist

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῠ̔ποκῐστῐ́ς (hŭpokĭstĭ́s).

Questions about hypocist

What does hypocist mean?
Hypocist means an astringent inspissated juice obtained from the fruit of a plant.
What part of speech is hypocist?
Hypocist is a noun.

Words near hypocist in the dictionary

  1. hypochromicity
  2. hypochromism
  3. hypochylia
  4. hypocingula
  5. hypocingulum
  6. hypocist
  7. hypocitraturia
  8. hypocitraturic
  9. hypocitrullinemia
  10. hypocleideum
  11. hypocleidia

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