rockrose

English

A rockrose (Helianthemum nummularium)

Alternative forms

• rock rose, rock-rose

Etymology

From rock +‎ rose.

Noun

rockrose (plural rockroses)

1. Any of various plants in the family Cistaceae.
   • 1962, Simone de Beauvoir, translated by Peter Green, The Prime of Life, Cleveland, OH: The World Publishing Company, translation of La Force de l'âge, →OCLC, page 77:

     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.

2. Texas swampmallow (Pavonia lasiopetala, Malvaceae).
3. flameflowers (Phemeranthus spp., Montiaceae).
4. moss-rose purslane (Portulaca grandiflora, Portulacaceae).

Derived terms

• Alpine rockrose (Helianthemum alpestre)
• Carolina rockrose (Crocanthemum carolinianum)
• common rockrose (Helianthemum nummularium)
• Cretan rockrose (Cistus creticus)
• dwarf rockrose (Helianthemum spp.)
• Egyptian rockrose (Helianthemum aegyptiacum)
• hoary rockrose (Helianthemum canum, Helianthemum oelandicum)
• Mediterranean rockrose (Fumana arabica)
• rockrose clearwing (Pyropteron affinis)
• shrubby rockroses (Cistus spp.)
• smooth needle-rockrose (Fumana laevis)
• Sydney rockrose (Boronia serrulata)
• Syrian rockrose (Helianthemum syriacum)
• thyme-leaved rockrose (Fumana thymifolia)
• white rockrose (Helianthemum apenninum)
• willow-leaved rockrose (Helianthemum salicifolium)
• yellow rockrose (Helianthemum marifolium)

Translations

Helianthum

• Bulgarian: желтак m (želtak), тамянка f (tamjanka)
• Catalan: herba d'or f
• Greek:

  Ancient: κίσθος m (kísthos), λήδον n (lḗdon)

• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Mirandese: xara, steba
• Polish: posłonek m
• Portuguese: alecrim-das-paredes m, esteva (pt)
• Spanish: jara (es) f

References

• rockrose on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Helianthemum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• Crookers