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rockrose

American

[rok-rohz] / ˈrɒkˌroʊz /

noun

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

rockrose British

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of rockrose

First recorded in 1620–30; rock ¹ + rose ¹

Example Sentences

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Above the sealed hearth, they built a low-temperature fire using grass and rockrose wood.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 22, 2024

They filled the hearth with young rockrose leaves, which are stickier and produce more labdanum than mature leaves.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 22, 2024

He harvests rockrose, a Mediterranean shrub with evergreen leaves and white petals.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2021

It also has the UK's largest population of rockrose which attracts the scarce brown argus butterfly to the verge.

From BBC • May 26, 2013

After three wobbly seconds he landed in the prickly leaves of a rockrose, but he promptly got up, pulled a few thorns out of his foot, and tried again.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

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