"rockrose" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rockroses [plural]
Etymology: From rock + rose. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rock|rose}} rock + rose Head templates: {{en-noun}} rockrose (plural rockroses)
  1. Any of various plants in the family Cistaceae. Synonyms: sunrose
    Sense id: en-rockrose-en-noun-Ha0KyAW1
  2. Any of various plants in the family Cistaceae.
    (especially) Any species of the genus Helianthemum, low shrubs or herbs with yellow flowers, especially the European Helianthemum nummularium (syn. Helianthum vulgare) and the American frostweed, Helianthum canadense.
    Tags: especially Categories (lifeform): Caryophyllales order plants, Mallow subfamily plants, Malvales order plants Synonyms: sunrose Translations (Helianthum): κίσθος (kísthos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), λήδον (lḗdon) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), желтак (želtak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), тамянка (tamjanka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), herba d'or [feminine] (Catalan), xara (Mirandese), steba (Mirandese), alecrim-das-paredes [masculine] (Portuguese), esteva (Portuguese), jara [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rockrose-en-noun-Y3yM92tI Disambiguation of Caryophyllales order plants: 26 38 8 13 16 Disambiguation of Mallow subfamily plants: 25 43 8 10 13 Disambiguation of Malvales order plants: 27 39 10 11 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Mirandese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 30 12 17 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 50 9 12 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 32 11 17 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 32 11 17 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 18 36 11 16 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 45 9 13 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 17 42 9 15 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Mirandese translations: 18 39 10 16 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 45 9 14 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 45 9 14 15 Disambiguation of 'Helianthum': 0 100 0 0 0
  3. Pavonia lasiopetala (Malvaceae), Texas swampmallow.
    Sense id: en-rockrose-en-noun-VLfa65eU
  4. Phemeranthus spp. (Montiaceae), flameflowers.
    Sense id: en-rockrose-en-noun-KK54ODOw
  5. Portulaca grandiflora (Portulacaceae) moss-rose purslane.
    Sense id: en-rockrose-en-noun-M8jTxB6D
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Cretan rockrose (taxonomic: Cistus creticus)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Sometimes I lost track of them and had to hunt round in a circle, thrusting through sharp-scented bushes, scratching myself on various plants which were still new to me: resinaceous rock-roses [translating cistes], juniper, ilex, yellow and white asphodel.",
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