Meanings
noundesert rose (plural desert roses)
plural desert roses
- a flowering plant
- biologyA flowering plant of species Adenium obesum, native to Africa and the Middle East; a common ornamental.
- biologyA star rose, gooseberry rose (Rosa stellata), a rose native to North America.
- biologySturt’s desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum), of Australia.
- poeticAn attractive women found in an arid environment
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSouth African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics
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Translations
Arabic زَهْرة صَحْراء, وَرْدة صَحْراء
- زَهْرة صَحْراءrosette of gypsum or barite crystals
- وَرْدة صَحْراءrosette of gypsum or barite crystals
French rose des sables
- rose des sablesrosette of gypsum or barite crystals
German Sandrose
- Sandroserosette of gypsum or barite crystals
Icelandic eyðimerkurrós
- eyðimerkurrósrosette of gypsum or barite crystals
Italian rosa del deserto
- rosa del desertorosette of gypsum or barite crystals
Japanese 砂漠のバラ, 砂漠の薔薇
- 砂漠のバラrosette of gypsum or barite crystals
- 砂漠の薔薇 (sabaku no bara)rosette of gypsum or barite crystals
Spanish rosa del desierto
- rosa del desiertorosette of gypsum or barite crystals
Cite this entry
APA
desert rose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desert%20rose
MLA
“desert rose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desert%20rose. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desert rose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desert%20rose.
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