rockrose

[ rok-rohz ]

noun

any plant of the genus Cistus or some allied genus, as Helianthemum.
any related plant.

Origin of rockrose

First recorded in 1620–30; rock¹ + rose¹

Words Nearby rockrose

rockoon
rock pigeon
rock plant
rock rabbit
rock-ribbed
rockrose
rockrose family
rock salmon
rock salt
rockshaft
rock-shelter

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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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