Phrase guide
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see desert, rose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a flowering plant
A flowering plant of species Adenium obesum, native to Africa and the Middle East; a common ornamental.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
a flowering plant
A star rose, gooseberry rose (Rosa stellata), a rose native to North America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
a flowering plant
Sturt’s desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum), of Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
A rosette of gypsum or barite crystals formed under certain conditions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
An attractive women found in an arid environment
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: poetic
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noun
South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: impala lily, mock azalia, kudu lily, Adenium obesum, Adenium multiflorum
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Broader terms: shrub, bush
History
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Across languages
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