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Desert rose   /dˈɛzərt roʊz/   Listen
Desert rose

noun
1.
South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics.  Synonyms: Adenium multiflorum, Adenium obesum, impala lily, kudu lily, mock azalia.






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"Desert rose" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the Desert rose, Khamsin, in a shroud of sand, And swept the Libyan waste, across To far Somali-land. His voice was thick with the drouth of death And smote the earth as a burning breath, Or as a curse which Allah ...
— Many Gods • Cale Young Rice

... large, and portions near the line With rocky soil and stunted spruce and pine, With scarce a wigwam or a ranger's hearth, We left untilled, and deemed of little worth; The petals of this desert rose unfold, When man discovers mines of ...
— Gleams of Sunshine - Optimistic Poems • Joseph Horatio Chant



Words linked to "Desert rose" :   Adenium, Adenium obesum, kudu lily, impala lily, shrub, bush, genus Adenium



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