Christmas Rose (Noun)
Meaning
European evergreen plant with white or purplish rose-like winter-blooming flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The hellebore, also known as the Christmas rose, produces its showy white flowers from late winter to early spring, a time when many other plants are dormant.
- As we walked through the snowy garden, we stumbled upon a Christmas rose peeking through the frost-covered ground.
- With proper care, a Christmas rose plant can live up to several decades, delighting generations of gardeners with its festive winter blooms.
- Underneath the sprigs of rosemary, our holiday arrangement included several velvety hellebores or Christmas roses in their various colors.
- Every winter solstice morning since our children were small, my family makes it a tradition to check the first tender flowers on the Christmas rose we carefully tend all year round.