cissus

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noun

Any of the genus Cissus of woody vines.

Origintranslingual Cissus ← Latin cissus ← Ancient Greek κισσός →
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Meanings

nouncissus (countable and uncountable, plural cissuses or cissus or cissi)

plural cissuses · plural cissi

  1. countableuncountableAny of the genus Cissus of woody vines.

    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

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκισσός
  2. Latincissus
  3. translingualCissus
  4. Englishcissus

Borrowed from translingual Cissus, from Latin cissus and Ancient Greek κισσός (kissós).

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APA

cissus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cissus

MLA

“cissus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cissus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cissus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cissus.

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