helianthemum vulgare

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helianthemum vulgare - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Rockrose \Rock"rose`\, n. (Bot.)
     A name given to any species of the genus Helianthemum, low
     shrubs or herbs with yellow flowers, especially the European
     Helianthemum vulgare and the American frostweed,
     Helianthemum Canadense.
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     Cretan rockrose, a related shrub (Cistus Creticus), one
        of the plants yielding the fragrant gum called ladanum.
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