HyperDic: desert_rose

English > 1 sense of the expression desert rose:
NOUNplantdesert rose, impala lily, mock azalia, kudu lily, Adenium obesum, Adenium multiflorumSouth African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall
English > desert rose: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningSouth African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics.
Synonymsimpala lily, mock azalia, kudu lily, Adenium obesum, Adenium multiflorum
Member ofAdenium, genus AdeniumOne species
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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