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Definition of Sunrose
1. Noun. Any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions.
Group relationships: Genus Helianthemum
Specialized synonyms: Crocanthemum Canadense, Frost-weed, Frostweed, Frostwort, Helianthemum Canadense, Rock Rose, Rockrose, Helianthemum Scoparium, Rush Rose
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Definition of Sunrose
1. Noun. rockrose ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sunrose
Literary usage of Sunrose
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Alpine Flowers for Gardens: Rock, Wall, Marsh Plants, and Mountain Shrubs by William Robinson (1910)
"If we had only the varieties of our native sunrose, they would be a precious aid
... The pretty annual spotted sunrose, found in the Channel Islands, ..."
2. Alpine Flowers for English Gardens by William Robinson (1870)
"Common sunrose. A WELL-KNOWN British under-shrub, growing in dry pastures ...
The pretty annual spotted sunrose (H. guttatum), found in the Channel Islands, ..."
3. Hardy Flowers: Descriptions of Upwards of Thirteen Hundred of the Most by William Robinson (1878)
"Helianthemum venustum (Showy sunrose).—A hardy evergreen trailer, with ascending
stems, about 6 in. high. Flowers, in summer; deep red, about f in. across, ..."
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