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wood rose

wood rose noun: dactylanthus taylorii, parasitic plant of New Zealand that lives on the forest floor where it attaches to a host root of trees taking nutrients from the host to create a burr which eventually turns into a flower-like growth.

Noun

wood rose (plural wood roses)

  1. Dactylanthus taylorii, parasitic plant of New Zealand that lives on the forest floor where it attaches to a host root of trees taking nutrients from the host to create a burr which eventually turns into a flower-like growth.
  2. Hawaiian baby woodrose (Argyreia nervosa).
  3. Rosa gymnocarpa, of California.
  4. Merremia spp..

Forms of wood rose

pluralwood roses

Questions about wood rose

What does wood rose mean?
Wood rose means dactylanthus taylorii, parasitic plant of New Zealand that lives on the forest floor where it attaches to a host root of trees taking nutrients from the host to create a burr which eventually turns into a flower-like growth.
What part of speech is wood rose?
Wood rose is a noun.
What is the plural of wood rose?
The plural of wood rose is wood roses.

Words near wood rose in the dictionary

  1. wood rat
  2. Wood River
  3. Wood River Junction
  4. wood roach
  5. wood roaches
  6. wood rose
  7. wood roses
  8. wood sage
  9. wood sages
  10. wood sandpiper
  11. wood sandpipers

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