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rockrose

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɒkˌrəʊz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rok′rōz′)

rock•rose (rok′rōz′),USA pronunciation n.

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

rock¹ + rose 1620–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

rockrose /ˈrɒkˌrəʊz/ n

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

'rockrose' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

cistus - helianthemum - labdanum - rose - cistaceous - frostweed - rockrose family - sargasso

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