Noun: cissus
| Singular | cissus |
| Plural | cissuses; cissus; cissi |
Sample Sentences
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He had identified a cestrum, a malpighia, and a climbing vine he suspected was a cissus when Dorrie and Gerry came across the terrace and pulled up deck chairs on either side of him. [2016, Joan Hess, The Deadly Ackee:]
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Cissus, from Latin cissus and Ancient Greek κισσός (kissós). See: Latin Nouns '
cissus', Ancient Greek Nouns '
κισσός'.