rockrose
rockrose noun: any of various plants in the family Cistaceae.
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 rockrose
| plural | rockroses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | rock rose |
| alternative form | rock-rose |
Origin of rockrose
From rock + rose.
Words formed from rockrose
- Alpine rockrose
- Carolina rockrose
- common rockrose
- Cretan rockrose
- dwarf rockrose
- Egyptian rockrose
- hoary rockrose
- Mediterranean rockrose
- rockrose clearwing
- shrubby rockrose
- smooth needle-rockrose
- Sydney rockrose
- Syrian rockrose
- thyme-leaved rockrose
- white rockrose
- willow-leaved rockrose
- yellow rockrose
Questions about rockrose
- What does rockrose mean?
- Rockrose means any of various plants in the family Cistaceae.
- What part of speech is rockrose?
- Rockrose is a noun.
- What is the plural of rockrose?
- The plural of rockrose is rockroses.
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