what does genus Cistus mean?

GENUS CISTUS as NOUN

Meaning
- small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa
Synonym(s)
- Cistus (what does Cistus mean?)
Hypernyms(s) genus Cistus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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