Definitions

1. noun

a thorny shrub or small tree with fragrant pink or white flowers, especially Cistus ladanum or Cistus creticus.

“The garden featured a variety of Mediterranean plants, including a beautiful rockrose bush.”

2. noun

any of various plants of the genera Cistus and Helianthemum, that yield a fragrant, yellowish resin used in perfumery and medicine.

“The ancient Egyptians valued the resin obtained from rockroses for its medicinal properties.”

3. noun

a yellowish resin derived from these plants.

“The alchemist added rockrose resin to the mixture in an attempt to create the Philosopher’s Stone.”