WordNet
n. any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small roselike yellow or white or reddish flowers [syn: rockrose]
small shrubs of scrub and dry woodland regions of southern Europe and North Africa; grown for their showy flowers and soft often downy and aromatic evergreen foliage [syn: rockrose]
Wikipedia
Rock rose, rock-rose, and rockrose are common names of various plants, including:
- Cistaceae, the "rock rose family"
- Helianthemum nummularium
- Pavonia lasiopetala
- Various species in the genus Phemeranthus
- Portulaca grandiflora
Usage examples of "rock rose".
The old Klingon watched with growing alarm as the huge oblong rock rose above the other asteroids in the Boneyard, giving it a clear line of sight in almost every direction.
Slowly we approached the point where the shoulder of rock rose, blocking the road and forcing it away to the right into the hairpins.
After what seemed like hours, they came to the place where the castle rock rose up and the river pushed its way around it, carving into the cliff of stone.