rockrose

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Any of various often shrubby plants of the family Cistaceae and especially the genus Cistus, having small roselike yellow, white, or reddish flowers.

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A plant of either of the genera Cistus and Helianthemum.

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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.

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a related shrub (Cistus Creticus), one of the plants yielding the fragrant gum called ladanum.

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Any species of the genus Helianthemum, low shrubs or herbs with yellow flowers, especially the European H. vulgare and the American frostweed, H. canadense.

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any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small rose-like yellow or white or reddish flowers

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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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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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any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small rose-like yellow or white or reddish flowers