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rose of Sharon

rose of Sharon noun: a flower of uncertain kind: perhaps Pancratium maritimum, which grows on the Sharon Plain of the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

Noun

rose of Sharon (plural roses of Sharon)

  1. A flower of uncertain kind: perhaps Pancratium maritimum, which grows on the Sharon Plain of the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
  2. Hypericum calycinum, an evergreen flowering shrub native to southeast Europe and southwest Asia.
    Synonyms:
    great St. John's-wort, Jerusalem star, Aaron's beard
  3. Hibiscus syriacus, a deciduous flowering shrub native to east Asia, and a national emblem of South Korea.
    Synonyms:
    mugunghwa

Synonyms of rose of Sharon

Forms of rose of Sharon

pluralroses of Sharon

Origin of rose of Sharon

Calque of Biblical Hebrew חֲבַצֶּלֶת הַשָּׁרוֹן (khavatsélet hasharón), from the King James Bible.

Questions about rose of Sharon

What does rose of Sharon mean?
Rose of Sharon means a flower of uncertain kind: perhaps Pancratium maritimum, which grows on the Sharon Plain of the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
What part of speech is rose of Sharon?
Rose of Sharon is a noun.
What is the plural of rose of Sharon?
The plural of rose of Sharon is roses of Sharon.

Words near rose of Sharon in the dictionary

  1. rose nails
  2. rose noble
  3. rose nobles
  4. rose of Jericho
  5. Rose of Lancaster
  6. rose of Sharon
  7. Rose of Tralee
  8. rose oil
  9. rose oils
  10. rose periwinkle
  11. rose petal

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