'Cistus Creticus' definitions:
Definition of 'Cistus Creticus'
From: GCIDE
- Rockrose \Rock"rose`\, n. (Bot.) A name given to any species of the genus Helianthemum, low shrubs or herbs with yellow flowers, especially the European Helianthemum vulgare and the American frostweed, Helianthemum Canadense. [1913 Webster]
- Cretan rockrose, a related shrub (Cistus Creticus), one of the plants yielding the fragrant gum called ladanum. [1913 Webster]