'Hypocist' definitions:
Definition of 'Hypocist'
From: GCIDE
- Hypocist \Hyp"o*cist\, n. [Gr. ? 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. [1913 Webster]