Definition of Christmas rose

1. Noun. European evergreen plant with white or purplish rose-like winter-blooming flowers.

Exact synonyms: Black Hellebore, Helleborus Niger, Winter Rose
Generic synonyms: Hellebore

Definition of Christmas rose

1. Noun. Any of various species of ''Helleborus''. ¹

2. Noun. ''Hydrangia macrophylla''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Christmas Rose

Christmas flower
Christmas gift
Christmas green
Christmas ham
Christmas hams
Christmas holly
Christmas is coming
Christmas lights
Christmas list
Christmas lists
Christmas number one
Christmas present
Christmas presents
Christmas pudding
Christmas puddings
Christmas rose
Christmas seal
Christmas seals
Christmas season
Christmas seasons
Christmas star
Christmas stocking
Christmas stockings
Christmas time
Christmas times
Christmas tree
Christmas tree bill
Christmas tree bills
Christmas trees
Christmasberry

Literary usage of Christmas rose

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Little Garland of Christmas Verseby Thomas Bird Mosher by Thomas Bird Mosher (1905)
"THE christmas rose IN the Great Garden of the World a-bloom Behold a rose, Fair with white hopes that smile away all gloom, Leading us on to that vast ..."

2. Lawns and Gardens: How to Plant and Beautify the Home Lot, the Pleasure by Nils Jönsson-Rose (1897)
"All are excellent for moist positions in a rockery or on a lawn and especially on a low river shore. FIG. 122.-christmas rose (HELLEBORUS NIGER ..."

3. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1866)
"THE christmas rose (Helleborus niger).—This fine old herbaceous plant may ... The christmas rose is most valuable at this festive season for supplying cut ..."

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