nounhўpŏcisthisHУPOCISTHIS☆ KeepMeaninga parasitic plant that grows on the cisthusLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879HYPOCISTHISLEWIS & SHORTHYPOCISTHIShўpŏcisthis, ĭdis, f., = ὑποκισθίς, I. a parasitic plant that grows on the cisthus: Asarum hўpocistis, Linn.; Plin. 24, 10, 31, § 81; 26, 8, 48, § 81; 28, 16, 92, § 177 al.Read the whole entry