Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Any of various plants of the genera Cistus or Helianthemum having small roselike yellow, white, or reddish flowers.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A plant of either of the genera Cistus and Helianthemum. These genera are closely allied, and were both (with others) included in the Linnean genus Cistus. The species of Helianthemum are now often distinguished as sun-rose. See cut in next column, and cut under
Cistus .
Wiktionary
- n. Any species of the genus Helianthemum, low shrubs or herbs with yellow flowers, especially the European H. vulgare and the American frostweed, H. canadense.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Bot.) A name given to any species of the genus Helianthemum, low shrubs or herbs with yellow flowers, especially the European Helianthemum vulgare and the American frostweed, Helianthemum Canadense.
WordNet 3.0
- n. any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small rose-like yellow or white or reddish flowers
- n. 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
- n. 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
- n. any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small rose-like yellow or white or reddish flowers
Etymologies
- rock + rose (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The rockrose is a hearty shrub that survived the freezing temperatures we had that we had in December and January, and had no problem with the 100+ days of July and August.”
“On the drier ridges (Monte Blanco), Halimium commutatum and H. halimifolium, rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis, lavender Lavandula stoechas, rockrose Cistus sp. and thymeThymus tomentosa grow with introduced stone pine Pinus pinea and Eucalyptus sp.”
“A resinoid of storax, fixed with tincture of labdanum (pressed from the fatty arteries of the rockrose), proved a sufficient camouflage for a walk around the block, but it had no more staying power than patchouli.”
“Labdanum rockrose is a mild aphrodisiac of a sweet, balsamic nature which is slightly reminiscent of feminine sexual secretions.”
“Some characteristic endemics exclusive to the Park such as Caňadas rockrose Helianthemum juliae, Teide edelweiss Gnaphalium teydeum or the thistle Stemmacantha cynaroides number only 200 specimens; of others, like the endemic Teide burnet Bencomia exstipulata, there are barely 60 specimens - almost 75% of the natural specimens of this species grow on the summits of Tenerife and La Palma.”
“Another note that stands out is that of labdanum, a resinous, ambery oleoresin from the rockrose bushes also grown on the Mediterranean mountains and hillsides and a pulsating undercurrent of costus, with its musky goat-like horns that is perhaps the reason why Pan jumps into the picture.”
“First, a little grass slope, covered with the prettiest flowers, rockrose and saxifrage, and thyme and basil, and all sorts of sweet herbs.”
“This week's flower is the orchid rockrose, Cistus purpureus.”
“PS Since the name is the rockrose, the dance must be a hop and the music '50s rock and roll!”
“The main element is the seductive, deep amber note of rockrose labdanum, adorned with roses and cocoa.”
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Interesting words
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rock phrases/words
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I Found A Rose
List of words that contain the string of letters "rose" - from aprosexia nasalis to prosectionist.
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