Christmas rose

noun

of various species of Helleborus, especially Helleborus niger.

Similar
winter roseblack helleboreHelleborus niger
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Meanings

nounChristmas rose (plural Christmas roses)

plural Christmas roses

  1. A plant that flowers near Christmas.
    1. of various species of Helleborus, especially Helleborus niger.

      Christmas rose (black hellebore), strewn on the floor or burned, drove away witches.

      1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 272
    2. of species Hydrangea macrophylla.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEuropean evergreen plant with white or purplish rose-like winter-blooming flowers

Similar
winter roseblack helleboreHelleborus niger
Broader
hellebore
Also see
black helleborehellebore

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish jouluruusu, jalohortensia
  • jouluruusuHelleborus
  • jalohortensiaHydrangea macrophylla
German Christrose, Schneerose
  • ChristroseHelleborus
  • SchneeroseHelleborus
  • WeihnachtsroseHelleborus
Turkish karacaot
  • karacaotHelleborus
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APA

Christmas rose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20rose

MLA

“Christmas rose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20rose. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Christmas rose,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20rose.

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