rock rose

Noun

Meaning

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

any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small rose-like yellow or white or reddish flowers

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

rock-rose

Synonyms

rockrose rose of Sharon alumroot labdanum cistus coralbells rock pink gum cistus rock geranium Helianthemum scoparium coral bells rock jasmine rock violet rock daisy rock primrose
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Hypernyms

bush shrub helianthemum sunrose

Hyponyms

Cistus ladanifer Cistus ladanum common gum cistus Cistus albidus white-leaved rockrose

Close letter words and terms

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