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Meaning of rockrose | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any of various plants in the family Cistaceae.
Texas swampmallow (Pavonia lasiopetala, Malvaceae).
flameflowers (Phemeranthus spp., Montiaceae).
moss-rose purslane (Portulaca grandiflora, Portulacaceae).

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

rockrunner Rocks Rocks and Shoals rocks for jocks rocks glass rocks in one's head