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rose moss

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noun
  1. a portulaca, Portulaca grandiflora, widely cultivated for its showy flowers.
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Also called moss rose.
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  • Yes, it was almost exactly like the beautiful flower of the rose-moss, only smaller.

    A Little Garden Calendar for Boys and Girls

    Albert Bigelow Paine

British Dictionary definitions for rose moss

rose moss

noun
  1. a low-growing portulacaceous plant, Portulaca grandiflora, native to Brazil but widely cultivated as a garden plant for its brightly coloured flowers
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