Christmas rose

American  

[kris-muhs rohz] / ˈkrɪs məs ˌroʊz /

noun

1. a European hellebore, Helleborus niger, widely cultivated for its attractive and hardy evergreen leaves and white-to-purplish flowers that bloom in the winter: the entire Christmas rose plant is poisonous.

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Christmas rose British  

noun

1. Also called: hellebore.   winter rose.  an evergreen ranunculaceous plant, Helleborus niger, of S Europe and W Asia, with white or pinkish winter-blooming flowers

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Etymology

Origin of Christmas rose

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

Grocery sales over Christmas rose by 0.1% in the six weeks to 8 January, compared to the year before.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2022

It said sales in the week before Christmas rose 6.8%, marking a fresh record for the 165-year old firm.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2015

Retail sales between Thanksgiving and Christmas rose 2.7 percent, compared with 3.0 percent a year earlier, while the number of people walking into stores across the United States declined 14.6 percent, ShopperTrak said.

From Reuters • Jan. 8, 2014

They were decorated as a daffodil, a pink rose, a Michaelmas daisy and a Christmas rose.

From BBC • May 17, 2013

Of Garden Flowers.—The rose, lily, larkspur, peony, poppies, columbine, chrysanthemum, tulip, Christmas rose, Japanese anemone.

From Wood-Carving Design and Workmanship by Lethaby, W. R. (William Richard)