rockrose

/ˈrɑkˌroʊz/
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Other forms: rockroses

Definitions of rockrose
  1. noun
    any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small rose-like yellow or white or reddish flowers
    synonyms: rock rose
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    type of:
    helianthemum, sun rose, sunrose
    any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions
  2. noun
    small shrubs of scrub and dry woodland regions of southern Europe and North Africa; grown for their showy flowers and soft often downy and aromatic evergreen foliage
    synonyms: rock rose
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    types:
    Cistus albidus, white-leaved rockrose
    compact white pubescent shrub of southwestern Europe having pink flowers
    Cistus ladanifer, Cistus ladanum, common gum cistus
    shrub having white flowers and viscid stems and leaves yielding a fragrant oleoresin used in perfumes especially as a fixative
    type of:
    bush, shrub
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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