desert rose UK /dɪˈzɜːt ɹəʊz/US /dɪˈzɝt ɹoʊz/ noun6 •a flowering plant •A flowering plant of species Adenium obesum, native to Africa and the Middle East; a common ornamental. •A star rose, gooseberry rose (Rosa stellata), a rose native to North America. •Sturt’s desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum), of Australia. •A rosette of gypsum or barite crystals formed under certain conditions. •(literary) An attractive women found in an arid environment formsdesert roses