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cliffrose

cliffrose noun: any of several shrubs in the former genus Cowania (now part of Purshia) in the family Rosaceae, native to the western US and northern Mexico.

Noun

cliffrose (plural cliffroses)

  1. Any of several shrubs in the former genus Cowania (now part of Purshia) in the family Rosaceae, native to the western US and northern Mexico.

Forms of cliffrose

pluralcliffroses
alternative formcliff-rose
alternative formcliff rose

Origin of cliffrose

From cliff + rose.

Questions about cliffrose

What does cliffrose mean?
Cliffrose means any of several shrubs in the former genus Cowania (now part of Purshia) in the family Rosaceae, native to the western US and northern Mexico.
What part of speech is cliffrose?
Cliffrose is a noun.
What is the plural of cliffrose?
The plural of cliffrose is cliffroses.

Words near cliffrose in the dictionary

  1. Clifford algebras
  2. Clifford module
  3. Clifford modules
  4. Cliffordian
  5. cliffordite
  6. cliffrose
  7. cliffroses
  8. cliffs
  9. Cliffs End
  10. Cliffs Notes version
  11. Cliffs Notes versions

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