Wiktionary
n. 1 A flowering plant of genus (taxlink Adenium genus noshow=1). 2 A rosette of gypsum or barite crystals formed under certain conditions.
WordNet
n. South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics [syn: impala lily, mock azalia, kudu lily, Adenium obesum, Adenium multiflorum]
Wikipedia
Desert rose is the colloquial name given to rose-like formations of crystal clusters of gypsum or baryte which include abundant sand grains. The 'petals' are crystals flattened on the c crystallographic axis, fanning open in radiating flattened crystal clusters.
The rosette crystal habit tends to occur when the crystals form in arid sandy conditions, such as the evaporation of a shallow salt basin. The crystals form a circular array of flat plates, giving the rock a shape similar to a rose blossom. Gypsum roses usually have better defined, sharper edges than baryte roses. Celestine and other bladed evaporite minerals may also form rosette clusters. They can appear either as a single rose-like bloom or as clusters of blooms, with most sizes ranging from pea sized to in diameter.
The ambient sand that is incorporated into the crystal structure, or otherwise encrusts the crystals, varies with the local environment. If iron oxides are present, the rosettes take on a rusty tone.
The desert rose may also be known by the names: sand rose, rose rock, selenite rose, gypsum rose and baryte (barite) rose.
"Desert Rose" is a song by British recording artist Sting from his album Brand New Day (1999). Riding a wave of pre- 9/11 interest in Latin and Arabic cultures, the song peaked at No. 3 in Switzerland, No. 4 in Italy, No. 15 in the UK, and No. 17 in the US. The song is noted for Sting's duet performance with Algerian raï singer Cheb Mami, creating a distinct world music feel to the song.
"Desert rose" might refer to:
- Desert rose (crystal), a rosette formation of gypsum and barite with sand inclusions
- Desert-rose, a common name for Adenium, a flowering plant in tropical Africa and Arabia
- Desert rose, a common name for Rosa stellata, a flower plant native to North America
- "Desert Rose" (Sting song), a song on Sting's 1999 album Brand New Day
- "Desert Rose" (Eric Johnson song), a song on Eric Johnson's 1990 album Ah Via Musicom
- The Desert Rose Band, a country rock band founded by Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen, and John Jorgenson
- Desert Rose, a pattern of Franciscan Ceramics dinnerware
- Desert Rose, a biography of Coretta Scott King written by her sister Edythe Scott Bagley
Desert Rose is the third track in American guitarist Eric Johnson's album Ah Via Musicom. Originally released in 1990, the song has become one of Johnson's most popular pieces. It was one of the album's four vocal numbers, the other three being "Nothing Can Keep Me from You", "High Landrons" and "Forty Mile Town". His other popular works include many instrumentals like " Cliffs of Dover", which won a Grammy Award, and is arguably his most famous piece.
Eric Johnson recorded the song in A-flat major, in 4/4 time.
Eric Johnson also is known as one of the worlds top ten guitar virtuosos and "Cliffs of Dover" and "Desert Rose" are examples of him at his best.
Category:1990 songs Category:Eric Johnson songs
Usage examples of "desert rose".
Endless flat desert rose before the buggies, flowed under the oversized wheels and dropped behind.
Qannadi himself was naive in thinking he could uproot the thorny desert Rose, bring it into the stifling atmosphere of court, and expect it to thrive.
A few moments later, an irregular patch of desert rose upward and a man's head emerged.
Behind the floodplain with its green fields and groves of palm trees the desert rose in a series of terraces, pale yellow in the morning light.
Once more she had been a fifteen-year-old maiden, fresh and nubile, a desert rose in its first bloom with the dew upon its petals.
It seemed a wonder, in fact, that the king still breathed, still remained among them, fixedly watching the dance of the flames while a wind from the desert rose outside.
With each hour, the heat of the desert rose, climbing past the hundred mark, reaching one hundred and twenty, then one hundred and thirty-five degrees.
It seemed to me as though the desert rose up and the heavens were sinking, and that I should be crushed between them.
The heat of the desert rose to meet him, and the blinding sunlight bore down through his goggles.