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rockrose

rock·rose

US/ˈrɑˌkroʊz/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small roselike yellow or white or reddish flowers

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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

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Origin

From rock + rose.

Phrases

  • Alpine rockrose
  • Carolina rockrose
  • common rockrose
  • Cretan rockrose
  • dwarf rockrose
  • Egyptian rockrose
  • hoary rockrose
  • Mediterranean rockrose

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