rock rose
rock rose is the alternative form of rockrose.
Meaning of rockrose
Noun
rockrose (plural rockroses)
- Any of various plants in the family Cistaceae.
- Sometimes I lost track of them and had to hunt round in a circle, thrusting through sharp-scented bushes, scratching myself on various plants which were still new to me: resinaceous rock-roses [translating cistes], juniper, ilex, yellow and white asphodel.1962, Simone de Beauvoir, translated by Peter Green, The Prime of Life, Cleveland, OH: The World Publishing Company, translation of La Force de l'âge, →OCLC, page 77
- Texas swampmallow (Pavonia lasiopetala, Malvaceae).
- flameflowers (Phemeranthus spp., Montiaceae).
- moss-rose purslane (Portulaca grandiflora, Portulacaceae).
Forms of rock rose
| plural | rock roses |
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Questions about rock rose
- What is rock rose the alternative form of?
- Rock rose is the alternative form of rockrose.
Words near rock rose in the dictionary
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