English Explanatory Dictionary

desert rose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see desert, rose.
  2. a flowering plant
  3. A flowering plant of species Adenium obesum, native to Africa and the Middle East; a common ornamental.
  4. A star rose, gooseberry rose (Rosa stellata), a rose native to North America.
  5. Sturt’s desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum), of Australia.
  6. A rosette of gypsum or barite crystals formed under certain conditions.
  7. An attractive women found in an arid environment

Pronunciation

/dɪˈzɜːt ɹəʊz/ /dɪˈzɝt ɹoʊz/

Word forms

desert rose desert roses
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