rose moss

rose moss

n.1. See portulaca.2. Any of the various mosses of the genus Rhodobryum, especially R. roseum, characterized by conspicuous terminal leaf rosettes.

rose moss

n (Plants) a low-growing portulacaceous plant, Portulaca grandiflora, native to Brazil but widely cultivated as a garden plant for its brightly coloured flowers

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rose moss - widely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy moss-like foliage and profusion of brightly colored flowersPortulaca grandiflora, sun plantportulaca - a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers