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| Desert Roses 1 a flowerlike aggregate of crystals of a mineral occurring in arid areas. 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. Adenium obesium, family Apocynaceae.3 (also 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. Gossypium sturtianum, family Malvaceae. |
