desert rose


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
desert rose
noun
  • 1 a flower-like aggregate of mineral crystals, occurring in arid areas.
  • 2 a succulent plant with pink tubular flowers and toxic milky sap, native to East Africa and Arabia. [Adenium obesum.]
  • 3 a dense Australian shrub with pinkish-lilac flowers. [Gossypium sturtianum.]
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