| cistus | (n) small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa, Syn. genus Cistus |
| common gum cistus | (n) shrub having white flowers and viscid stems and leaves yielding a fragrant oleoresin used in perfumes especially as a fixative, Syn. Cistus ladanum, Cistus ladanifer |
| white-leaved rockrose | (n) compact white pubescent shrub of southwestern Europe having pink flowers, Syn. Cistus albidus |
| Cistus | n. a genus of small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and northern Africa. |