Christmas rose

  • 1Christmas rose — Christmas Christ mas, n. [Christ + mass.] An annual church festival (December 25) and in some States a legal holiday, in memory of the birth of Christ, often celebrated by a particular church service, and also by special gifts, greetings, and… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Christmas rose — refers to one of the following plants: Helleborus spp., especially Helleborus niger Hydrangia macrophylla, see Hydrangia This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an …

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  • 3Christmas rose — n BLACK HELLEBORE (1) …

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  • 4Christmas rose — ► NOUN ▪ a small white flowered winter blooming hellebore …

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  • 5Christmas rose — noun European evergreen plant with white or purplish rose like winter blooming flowers • Syn: ↑winter rose, ↑black hellebore, ↑Helleborus niger • Hypernyms: ↑hellebore * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized C : a Eu …

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  • 6Christmas rose — a European hellebore, Helleborus niger, having evergreen leaves and white to purplish flowers that bloom in the winter. Also called winter rose. [1680 90] * * * ▪ herb also called  Winter Rose, or Black Hellebore        (species Helleborus niger) …

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  • 7Christmas rose — baltažiedis eleboras statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Helleborus niger angl. black Christmas rose; black hellebore; Christ hellebore; Christmas rose vok. Christrose; Schneerose; schwarze Nieswurz; Weihnachtsrose rus. морозник чeрный… …

    Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • 8Christmas-rose — baltažiedis heleboras statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Vėdryninių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Helleborus niger), paplitęs pietų Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Helleborus niger angl. black helleborus; Christmas rose… …

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  • 9Christmas rose — Christ′mas rose n. pln a European hellebore, Helleborus niger, having evergreen leaves and flowers that bloom in the winter • Etymology: 1680–90 …

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  • 10Christmas rose — noun Date: 1688 a European evergreen herb (Helleborus niger) of the buttercup family that has usually white flowers produced in winter …

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