hypocist

[Gr. hypo kist is a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of the cistus; Fr. hypo ciste.] 1. Bot . A plant, Cytinus hypocist is , a native of the South of France. 2. Pharm., & c .: An inspi ated juice obtained from the fruit of the plant described under 1. It is reduced under the influence of the sun's rays to the consistence of an extract. Used as a styptic and astringent. hy-po-cra-tër-i-form, a. Eng. crateriform.] [Pref. hypo- , and Bot.: Salver-shaped; used of a calyx, a corolla, or other organ having a long, slender tube and a flat limb. Example, Phlox. hỹ-poc-ri-sỹ, *hy-poc-ri-sie, *y-poc-ri-sie, 8. [Fr. hypocrisie, from Lat. hypo crisis , from Gr. hypo kris is a reply, the acting of a play on the stage, hypocrisy; hypokrinomai = to make answer, to play a part; hypo =under, and krinomai =to contend, to dispute. The act or practice of a hypo crite; di imulation or hiding of one's true charac ter under a false or specious appearance of virtue or goodne ; a feigning to be what one is not; a pretense to virtue or goodne . "This abject hypocrisy had been rewarded by a place in the ecclesiastical commi ion." -Macaulay: Hist. Eng., ch. viii.