rockrose

 
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rockrose

  (rŏk'rōz') pronunciation
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n.

Any of various plants of the genera Cistus or Helianthemum having small roselike yellow, white, or reddish flowers.


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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small roselike yellow or white or reddish flowers
  Synonym: rock rose

Meaning #2: small shrubs of scrub and dry woodland regions of southern Europe and North Africa; grown for their showy flowers and soft often downy and aromatic evergreen foliage
  Synonym: rock rose

 
 

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