rockrose

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rockrose

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From rock + rose.

noun rockroses · rock rose · 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.
Texas swampmallow (Pavonia lasiopetala, Malvaceae).
flameflowers (Phemeranthus spp., Montiaceae).
moss-rose purslane (Portulaca grandiflora, Portulacaceae).

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noun Helianthum

Español	jara
Português	alecrim-das-paredes, esteva

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@misc{rockrose_2026,
  title = {rockrose},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rockrose},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}