Meanings
plural roses of Sharon
- biblicalA flower of uncertain kind: perhaps Pancratium maritimum, which grows on the Sharon Plain of the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- Hypericum calycinum, an evergreen flowering shrub native to southeast Europe and southwest Asia.
Synonyms: great St. John's-wort, Jerusalem star, Aaron's beard
- Hibiscus syriacus, a deciduous flowering shrub native to east Asia, and a national emblem of South Korea.
Synonyms: mugunghwa
Synonyms & antonyms
nounHypericum calycinum, an evergreen flowering shrub native to southeast Europe and southwest Asia.
nounHibiscus syriacus, a deciduous flowering shrub native to east Asia, and a national emblem of South Korea.
More synonyms by meaning
nounAsiatic shrub or small shrubby tree having showy bell-shaped rose or purple or white flowers and usually three-lobed leaves; widely cultivated in temperate North America and Europe
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Biblical Hebrewחֲבַצֶּלֶת הַשָּׁרוֹן
- Englishrose of Sharon
Calque of Biblical Hebrew חֲבַצֶּלֶת הַשָּׁרוֹן (khavatsélet hasharón), from the King James Bible.
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