Christmas rose

English
Helleborus niger
Hydrangea macrophylla

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Christmas rose (plural Christmas roses)

  1. A plant that flowers near Christmas.
    1. Any of various species of Helleborus, especially Helleborus niger.
      • 1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 272:
        Christmas rose (black hellebore), strewn on the floor or burned, drove away witches.
    2. Hydrangea macrophylla.

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