Rockrose

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rockrose \Rock"rose`\, n. (Bot.)
     A name given to any species of the genus {Helianthemum}, low
     shrubs or herbs with yellow flowers, especially the European
     {Helianthemum vulgare} and the American frostweed,
     {Helianthemum Canadense}.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     {Cretan rockrose}, a related shrub ({Cistus Creticus}), one
        of the plants yielding the fragrant gum called {ladanum}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rockrose
       n 1: any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small
            roselike yellow or white or reddish flowers [syn: {rock
            rose}]
       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 [syn: {rock
          rose}]