noun
Meaning 1
Any of various plants in the family Cistaceae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
rockrose
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noun
Meaning 2
Texas swampmallow (Pavonia lasiopetala, Malvaceae).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
flameflowers (Phemeranthus spp., Montiaceae).
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noun
Meaning 4
moss-rose purslane (Portulaca grandiflora, Portulacaceae).
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noun
Meaning 5
small shrubs of scrub and dry woodland regions of southern Europe and North Africa; grown for their showy flowers and soft often downy and aromatic evergreen foliage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rock rose
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shrub, bush
Narrower terms: white-leaved rockrose, Cistus albidus, common gum cistus, Cistus ladanifer, Cistus ladanum
noun
Meaning 6
any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small rose-like yellow or white or reddish flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rock rose
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: helianthemum, sunrose, sun rose
History
Etymology
From rock + rose.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Amharic: ሮክሮዝ (rokroz) — Helianthum
- Bulgarian: желтак (želtak) — Helianthum
- Bulgarian: тамянка (tamjanka) — Helianthum
- Catalan: herba d'or — Helianthum
- Ancient Greek: κίσθος (kísthos) — Helianthum
- Ancient Greek: λήδον (lḗdon) — Helianthum
- Mirandese: xara — Helianthum
- Mirandese: steba — Helianthum
- Polish: posłonek — Helianthum
- Portuguese: alecrim-das-paredes — Helianthum
- Portuguese: esteva — Helianthum
- Spanish: jara — Helianthum