roseroot means rhodiola rosea, a perennial crassulaceous plant with many claimed health benefits that grows in cold regions. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.
Etymology
From rose + root.
noun
- Rhodiola rosea, a perennial crassulaceous plant with many claimed health benefits that grows in cold regions.“All along the highest parts of the ravine there are outcrops of rose root, stumpy-leaved and topped with the first showing of distinctive flat golden flowers.”