alpenrose Bot.
(ˈælpənrəʊz)
[G., f. as prec. + rose n.]
= Rose of the Alps (see rose n. 3 b).
| 1914 Gardening Illustr. 24 Jan. 49/2 R. hirsutum had disappeared while R. ferrugineum was abundant... They are the two varieties of the well-known Swiss Alpenrose, which looks handsome in large sheets of colour. 1924 ‘L. Malet’ Dogs of Want i. 17 Bilberries and dwarf thickets of juniper and alpen-rose grew in the shelter of outcrops of rock and scattered boulders. 1960 Times 5 Mar. 9/1 Alpenroses, gentians, and other alpine plants may often be found. |