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Definition of Christmas rose
1. Noun. European evergreen plant with white or purplish rose-like winter-blooming flowers.
Definition of Christmas rose
1. Noun. Any of various species of ''Helleborus''. ¹
2. Noun. ''Hydrangia macrophylla''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Christmas Rose
Literary usage of Christmas rose
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Little Garland of Christmas Verseby Thomas Bird Mosher by Thomas Bird Mosher (1905)
"THE christmas rose IN the Great Garden of the World a-bloom Behold a rose, Fair
with white hopes that smile away all gloom, Leading us on to that vast ..."
2. Lawns and Gardens: How to Plant and Beautify the Home Lot, the Pleasure by Nils Jönsson-Rose (1897)
"All are excellent for moist positions in a rockery or on a lawn and especially
on a low river shore. FIG. 122.-christmas rose (HELLEBORUS NIGER ..."
3. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1866)
"THE christmas rose (Helleborus niger).—This fine old herbaceous plant may ...
The christmas rose is most valuable at this festive season for supplying cut ..."
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