wood roses

A form of wood rose — Dactylanthus taylorii, parasitic plant of New Zealand that lives on the forest floor where it attaches to a host root of trees taking nutrients from the host to create a burr which eventually turns into a flower-like growth.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of wood rose
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