HyperDic: rock_rose

English > 2 senses of the expression rock rose:
NOUNplantrock rose, rockroseany of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small rose-like yellow or white or reddish flowers
plantrock rose, rockrosesmall shrubs of scrub and dry woodland regions / regions of southern Europe and North Africa
English > rock rose: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small rose-like yellow or white or reddish flowers.
Synonymrockrose
Broaderhelianthemum, sunrose, sun roseAny plant of the genus Helianthemum
Spanishjara
English > rock rose: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningsmall shrubs of scrub and dry woodland regions / regions of southern Europe and North Africa; grown for their showy flowers and soft often downy and aromatic evergreen foliage.
Synonymrockrose
Member ofCistus, genus Cistussmall to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa
Narrowercommon gum cistus, Cistus ladanifer, Cistus ladanumshrub having white flowers and viscid stems and leaves yielding a fragrant oleoresin used in perfumes especially as a fixative
white-leaved rockrose, Cistus albidusCompact white pubescent shrub of southwestern Europe having pink flowers
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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