Meanings
plural rockroses · alternative rock rose · alternative rock-rose
- Any of various plants in the family Cistaceae.
Sometimes I lost track of them and had to hunt round in a circle, thrusting through sharp-scented bushes, scratching myself on various plants which were still new to me: resinaceous rock-roses [translating cistes], juniper, ilex, yellow and white asphodel.
1962, Simone de Beauvoir, translated by Peter Green, The Prime of Life, Cleveland, OH: The World Publishing Company, translation of La Force de l'âge, →OCLC, page 77 - Texas swampmallow (Pavonia lasiopetala, Malvaceae).
- flameflowers (Phemeranthus spp., Montiaceae).
- moss-rose purslane (Portulaca grandiflora, Portulacaceae).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small rose-like yellow or white or reddish flowers
nounsmall 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek κίσθος, λήδον
- κίσθος (kísthos)Helianthum
- λήδον (lḗdon)Helianthum
Bulgarian желтак, тамянка
- желтак (želtak)Helianthum
- тамянка (tamjanka)Helianthum
Catalan herba d'or
- herba d'orHelianthum
Polish posłonek
- posłonekHelianthum
Portuguese alecrim-das-paredes, esteva
- alecrim-das-paredesHelianthum
- estevaHelianthum
Spanish jara
- jaraHelianthum
Cite this entry
rockrose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rockrose
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