Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; 
 popular as an ornamental in tropics; 
[syn: impala lily, mock azalia, desert rose, kudu lily, Adenium obesum, Adenium multiflorum]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
desert rose
    n 1: South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and
         bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall;
         popular as an ornamental in tropics [syn: impala lily,
         mock azalia, desert rose, kudu lily, Adenium
         obesum, Adenium multiflorum]