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Noun: lenten rose
  1. Slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green
    "Lenten roses appeared in the garden during early spring";
    - black hellebore, Helleborus orientalis

Derived forms: lenten roses

Type of: hellebore

Encyclopedia: Lenten rose