WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
rock rose n 1: any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small rose-like yellow or white or reddish flowers [syn: rockrose, rock rose] 2: 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 [syn: rockrose, rock rose]