cliffrose

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noun

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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Meanings

nouncliffrose (plural cliffroses)

plural cliffroses · alternative cliff-rose · alternative cliff rose

  1. 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.

Origin

From cliff + rose.

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APA

cliffrose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cliffrose

MLA

“cliffrose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cliffrose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cliffrose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cliffrose.

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