rockrose
[ rok-rohz ]
noun
any plant of the genus Cistus or some allied genus, as Helianthemum.
any related plant.
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British Dictionary definitions for rockrose
rockrose
/ (ˈrɒkˌrəʊz) /
noun
any of various cistaceous shrubs or herbaceous plants of the Eurasian genera Helianthemum, Tuberaria, and Cistus, cultivated for their yellow-white or reddish roselike flowers
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