cliff rose
nounDefinition of cliff rose
1
: a thrift (Armeria maritima)
2
: a small evergreen shrub (Cowania stansburiana) of the family Rosaceae common on the desert ranges of the southern U.S. and Mexico, useful as a browse plant, and characterized by briliant golden-yellow flowers followed by clusters of achenes with long feathery tails
— called also quinine bush