desert rose

English

desert rose (Adenium)

desert rose (barite crystal)

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪˈzɜːt ɹəʊz/
(General American) IPA^(key): /dɪˈzɝt ɹoʊz/

Noun

desert rose (plural desert roses)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see desert,‎ rose.
(botany) a flowering plant
1. A flowering plant of South Africa, of genus Adenium.
2. Rosa stellata, a species of rose native to North America.
3. Sturt’s desert rose, of Australia (Gossypium sturtianum).
(mineralogy) A rosette of gypsum or barite crystals formed under certain conditions.
(poetic) An attractive women found in an arid environment

Translations

rosette of gypsum or barite crystals

Arabic: زَهْرة صَحْراء‎ f (zahra(t) ṣaḥrāʔ), وَرْدة صَحْراء‎ f (warda(t) ṣaḥrāʔ)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
French: rose des sables (fr) f
German: Sandrose f
Icelandic: eyðimerkurrós f
Italian: rosa del deserto f
Japanese: 砂漠のバラ, 砂漠の薔薇 (sabaku no bara)
Nahuatl: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: rosa del desierto f

Further reading

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