desert rose
noun
1
- a flower-like aggregate of crystals of a mineral, occurring in arid areas沙漠玫瑰状晶石。
2
- a succulent plant with pink tubular flowers and a swollen woody stem containing toxic milky sap that is sometimes used for arrow poison. It is native to East Africa and Arabia沙漠蔷薇, 沙漠座莲。
2.1
- Adenium obesum, family Apocynaceae.拉丁名Adenium obesum,夹竹桃科。
3
- （亦作Sturt's desert rose）a dense shrub with pinkish-lilac flowers and black spotted leaves and fruit. Native to arid regions of Australia, it is the floral emblem of the Northern Territory of Australia斯特提棉。
3.1
- Gossypium sturtianum, family Malvaceae.拉丁名Gossypium sturtianum, 锦葵科。