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rose of Heaven

–noun
a plant, Lychnis coeli-rosa, of the pink family, native to the Mediterranean region, having solitary terminal, rose-pink flowers.

Origin:
1850–55
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rose of heaven  
n.  A glabrous Mediterranean annual plant (Lychnis coeli-rosa) having opposite, linear, or lance-shaped leaves and large, rose-pink flowers.
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