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desert rose

UK/dɪˈzɜːt ɹəʊz/US/dɪˈzɝt ɹoʊz/

desert rose noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see desert, rose.

desert rose: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see desert, rose
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Noun

desert rose (plural desert roses)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see desert, rose.
  2. A flowering plant of species Adenium obesum, native to Africa and the Middle East; a common ornamental.
  3. A star rose, gooseberry rose (Rosa stellata), a rose native to North America.
  4. Sturt’s desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum), of Australia.
  5. A rosette of gypsum or barite crystals formed under certain conditions.
  6. (poetic) An attractive women found in an arid environment

desert rose meaning in Arabic

desert rose in Arabic

rosette of gypsum or barite crystals
زَهْرة صَحْراء, وَرْدة صَحْراء

Forms of desert rose

pluraldesert roses

Questions about desert rose

What does desert rose mean?
Desert rose means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see desert, rose.
What is desert rose in Arabic?
Desert rose in Arabic is زَهْرة صَحْراء, وَرْدة صَحْراء. See Desert rose meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is desert rose?
Desert rose is a noun.
How do you pronounce desert rose?
Desert rose is pronounced /dɪˈzɜːt ɹəʊz/ (UK).
What is the plural of desert rose?
The plural of desert rose is desert roses.

Words near desert rose in the dictionary

  1. desert raisin
  2. desert rat
  3. desert rats
  4. desert rheumatism
  5. desert rock
  6. desert rose
  7. desert roses
  8. desert rue
  9. desert sand
  10. desert sands
  11. Desert Shores

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