Dictionary - Definition of HYPOCIST


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	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.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "Hypocist" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Hypocist \Hyp"o*cist\, noun. [Greek expression plant growing on the roots of the Cistus.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: HYPOCIST

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] 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. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	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.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "HYPOCIST" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Hypocist \Hyp"o*cist\, noun. [Greek expression plant growing on the roots of the Cistus.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] 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. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top