winter rose

/ˌwɪntər roʊz/
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Other forms: winter roses

Definitions of winter rose
  1. noun
    European evergreen plant with white or purplish rose-like winter-blooming flowers
    synonyms: Christmas rose, Helleborus niger, black hellebore
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    type of:
    hellebore
    any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus
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