roseroot

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noun

Any of species Rhodiola rosea of perennial crassulaceous plants with many claimed health benefits, that grows in cold regions.

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Meanings

nounroseroot (usually uncountable, plural roseroots)

plural roseroots · alternative rose root

  1. uncountableusuallyAny of species Rhodiola rosea of perennial crassulaceous plants with many claimed health benefits, that grows in cold regions.

    All along the highest parts of the ravine there are outcrops of rose root, stumpy-leaved and topped with the first showing of distinctive flat golden flowers.

    2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 85

    Synonyms: golden root, rose root, Aaron's rod, arctic root, king's crown, lignum rhodium, orpin rose

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of species Rhodiola rosea of perennial crassulaceous plants with many claimed health benefits, that grows in cold regions.

Similar
golden rootrose rootAaron's rodarctic rootking's crownlignum rhodiumorpin rose

Origin

From rose + root.

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APA

roseroot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roseroot

MLA

“roseroot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roseroot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roseroot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roseroot.

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