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Webster 1913 Edition

Hypocist

Hyp′o-cist

,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] a plant growing on the roots of the
Cistus
.]
An astringent inspissated juice obtained from the fruit of a plant (
Cytinus hypocistis
), growing from the roots of the
Cistus
, a small European shrub.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hypocist

HYP'OCIST

,
Noun.
[Gr. sub cisto, under the distus.] An inspissated juice obtained from the sessile asarum [Cytinus hypocistis,] resembling the true Egyptian acacia. The juice is expressed from the unripe fruit and evaporated to the consistence of an extract, formed into cakes and dried in the sun. It is an astringent, useful in diarrheas and hemorrhages.

Definition 2024

hypocist

hypocist

English

Noun

hypocist ‎(uncountable)

  1. An astringent inspissated juice obtained from the fruit of a plant (Cytinus hypocistis), growing from the roots of the Cistus, a small European shrub.

Etymology

hypo- +‎ Cistus

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