Rockrose Definition & Meaning

rockrose
noun
  1. any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small rose-like yellow or white or reddish flowers
  2. 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

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