cliff rose

A form of cliffrose — Any of several shrubs in the former genus Cowania (now part of Purshia) in the family Rosaceae, native to the western US and northern Mexico.

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sea pinkArmeria maritima
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Meanings

nouncliff rose (plural cliff roses)

plural cliff roses

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cliffrose.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover

Similar
sea pinkArmeria maritima
Broader
thrift
Also see
sea pink

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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