Hypocist

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]