browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about cistus
cistus |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Myrrh \Myrrh\, n. [OE. mirre, OF mirre, F. myrrhe, L. myrrha, murra, Gr ?; cf Ar murr bitter, also myrrh, Heb. mar bitter.] A gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of an aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly pungent taste. It is valued for its odor and for its medicinal properties. It exudes from the bark of a shrub of Abyssinia and Arabia, the {Balsamodendron Myrrha}. The myrrh of the Bible is supposed to have been partly the gum above named and partly the exudation of species of {Cistus}, or rockrose. {False myrrh}. See the Note under {Bdellium}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Cistus n : small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa [syn: {Cistus}, {genus Cistus}]
more about cistus
This work is licensed under a
