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- [rok-rohz]
- /ˈrɒkˌroʊz/
- /ˈrɑːˌkroz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rok-rohz]
- /ˈrɒkˌroʊz/
Definitions of rockrose word
- noun rockrose any plant of the genus Cistus or some allied genus, as Helianthemum. 1
- noun rockrose any related plant. 1
- noun rockrose any of various cistaceous shrubs or herbaceous plants of the Eurasian genera Helianthemum, Tuberaria, and Cistus, cultivated for their yellow-white or reddish roselike flowers 0
- noun rockrose cistus 0
- adjective rockrose designating a family (Cistaceae, order Violales) of bushy dicotyledonous plants, including pinweed and cistus 0
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Origin of rockrose
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; rock1 + rose1
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Parts of speech for Rockrose
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rockrose popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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