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baby rose

  • noun vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock
    Japanese rose; Rosa multiflora; multiflora; baby rose.
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banksia rose

  • noun Chinese evergreen climbing rose with yellow or white single flowers
    Rosa banksia.
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bengal rose

  • noun shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden roses
    Bengal rose; Rosa chinensis.
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bog rose

  • noun a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada
    Arethusa bulbosa; wild pink; dragon's mouth.
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Cabbage rose

  • (Bot.), a species of rose (Rosa centifolia) having large and heavy blossoms.
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Cabbage rose, China rose

  • etc. See under Cabbage, China, etc.
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cherokee rose

  • noun Chinese climbing rose with fragrant white blossoms
    Rosa laevigata.
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China rose

  • noun shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden roses
    Bengal rose; Rosa chinensis.
  • noun large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers
    Hibiscus rosa-sinensis; shoeblack plant; Chinese hibiscus; China rose; shoe black.
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  • . (Bot.) (a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of rose derived from the Rosa Indica, and perhaps other species. (b) A flowering hothouse plant (Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis) of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China and the east Indies.
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Christmas flower, Christmas rose

  • the black hellebore, a poisonous plant of the buttercup family, which in Southern Europe often produces beautiful roselike flowers midwinter.
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christmas rose

  • noun European evergreen plant with white or purplish rose-like winter-blooming flowers
    Christmas rose; Helleborus niger; black hellebore.
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cliff rose

  • noun tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover
    sea pink; Armeria maritima.
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coffee rose

  • noun tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand
    crepe jasmine; East Indian rosebay; crepe gardenia; Nero's crown; crape jasmine; Tabernaemontana divaricate; pinwheel flower; Adam's apple.
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common rose mallow

  • noun showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers
    common rose mallow; rose mallow; Hibiscus moscheutos; swamp mallow.
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confederate rose

  • noun Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States
    Confederate rose mallow; Confederate rose; Hibiscus mutabilis.
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confederate rose mallow

  • noun Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States
    Confederate rose mallow; Confederate rose; Hibiscus mutabilis.
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cop-rose

Cop-rose` noun
Etymology
F. coprose, of uncertain origin; cf. D. klaproos, klapperroos.
Definitions
  1. The red, or corn, poppy. Written also cup-rose.
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Corn rose

  • . See Corn poppy.
  • (Bot.) See Corn poppy, under Corn.
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Cotton rose

  • noun Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States
    Confederate rose mallow; Confederate rose; Hibiscus mutabilis.
  • noun any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads
    cudweed; filago.
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  • (Bot.), a genus of composite herbs (Filago), covered with a white substance resembling cotton.
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cup-rose

Cup"-rose noun
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  1. Red poppy. See Cop-rose.
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Damask rose

  • noun large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids
    damask rose; Rosa damascena.
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  • (Bot.), a large, pink, hardy, and very fragrant variety of rose (Rosa damascena) from Damascus. "Damask roses have not been known in England above one hundred years." Bacon.
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Dead rise

  • the transverse upward curvature of a vessel's floor.
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Dead rising

  • an elliptical line drawn on the sheer plan to determine the sweep of the floorheads throughout the ship's length.
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desert rose

  • noun 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
    impala lily; kudu lily; mock azalia; Adenium multiflorum; Adenium obesum.
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dog rose

  • noun prickly wild rose with delicate pink or white scentless flowers; native to Europe
    Rosa canina.
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dog-rose

Dog"-rose` noun
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  1. (Bot.) A common European wild rose, with single pink or white flowers.
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gelder-rose

Gel"der-rose noun
Definitions
  1. Same as Guelder-rose.
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give rise

  • verb cause to happen, occur or exist
    produce; bring about.
    • This procedure produces a curious effect
    • The new law gave rise to many complaints
    • These chemicals produce a noxious vapor
    • the new President must bring about a change in the health care system
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Golden rose

  • (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some church or person in recognition of special services rendered to the Holy See.
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Greek rose

  • the flower campion.
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ground rose

  • noun low-growing bristly shrub of southern Oregon and California with creeping rootstocks and usually corymbose flowers
    Rosa spithamaea.
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guelder rose

  • noun deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries
    European cranberry bush; cranberry tree; Viburnum opulus; European cranberrybush; crampbark.
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gy-rose

Gy-rose" adjective
Etymology
See Gyre.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Turned round like a crook, or bent to and fro. Loudon.
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gypsy rose lee

  • noun United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)
    Lee; Gypsy Rose Lee.
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Heart rising

  • a rising of the heart, as in opposition.
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high-rise

  • noun tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments
    tower block.
    • `tower block' is the British term for `high-rise'
  • adjective used of buildings of many stories equipped with elevators; tall
    • avenues lined with high-rise apartment buildings
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Holly rose

  • (Bot.), a West Indian shrub, with showy, yellow flowers (Turnera ulmifolia).
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Infantile rose

  • (Med.), a variety of roseola.
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Jamaica rose

  • (Bot.), a West Indian melastomaceous shrub (Blakea trinervis), with showy pink flowers.
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japanese rose

  • noun vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock
    Japanese rose; Rosa multiflora; multiflora; baby rose.
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lenten rose

  • noun slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green
    Helleborus orientalis; black hellebore.
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low-rise

  • adjective used of buildings of one or only a few stories and usually no elevator; low
    • looking out over the roofs of low-rise apartment buildings
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Moss rose

  • (Bot.), a variety of rose having a mosslike growth on the stalk and calyx. It is said to be derived from the Provence rose.
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Mountain rose

  • noun European alpine rose with crimson flowers
    Rosa pendulina.
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  • (Bot.), a species of rose with solitary flowers, growing in the mountains of Europe (Rosa alpina).
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multiflora rose

  • noun vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock
    Japanese rose; Rosa multiflora; multiflora; baby rose.
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mus rose

  • noun erect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage and white or pink flowers; adventive in United States
    Malva moschata; musk mallow.
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Musk rose

  • noun rose native to Mediterranean region having curved or climbing branches and loose clusters of musky-scented flowers
    Rosa moschata.
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  • (Bot.), a species of rose (Rosa moschata), having peculiarly fragrant white blossoms.
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old rose

  • noun a greyish-pink color
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provence rose

Prov"ence rose`
Etymology
Provence the place + rose.
Definitions
  1. The cabbage rose (Rosa centifolia).
  2. A name of many kinds of roses which are hybrids of Rosa centifolia and R. Gallica.
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rise to power

  • noun the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)
    accession.
    • Elizabeth's accession in 1558
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rise up

  • verb come to the surface
    rise; surface; come up.
  • verb take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
    rise; rebel; arise.
  • verb stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
    rear.
    • The horse reared in terror
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rising prices

  • noun a general and progressive increase in prices
    inflation.
    • in inflation everything gets more valuable except money
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rising slope

  • noun the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
    rise; upgrade.
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rising tide

  • noun the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
    flood; flood tide.
    • a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare
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rising trot

  • noun the rider rises from the saddle every second stride
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rock rose

  • noun any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small rose-like yellow or white or reddish flowers
    rockrose.
  • noun small shrubs of scrub and dry woodland regions of southern Europe and North Africa; grown for their showy flowers and soft often downy and aromatic evergreen foliage
    rockrose.
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rose acacia

  • noun large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers
    moss locust; Robinia hispida; bristly locust.
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rose apple

  • noun tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit
    rose apple; Eugenia jambos; jambosa.
  • noun fragrant oval yellowish tropical fruit used in jellies and confections
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rose bay

  • noun an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regions
    oleander; Nerium oleander.
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rose bed

  • noun a flower bed in which roses are growing
    bed of roses.
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rose beetle

  • noun a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses
    rose beetle; Cetonia aurata.
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rose bug

  • noun common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines
    Macrodactylus subspinosus; rose bug.
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rose campion

  • noun an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers
    mullein pink; Lychnis coronaria; gardener's delight; dusty miller.
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rose chafer

  • noun a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses
    rose beetle; Cetonia aurata.
  • noun common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines
    Macrodactylus subspinosus; rose bug.
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rose chestnut

  • noun handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties
    ironwood tree; Mesua ferrea; ironwood.
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rose family

  • noun a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens
    family Rosaceae; Rosaceae.
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rose garden

  • noun a garden for growing roses
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rose geranium

  • noun any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and pink flowers
    Pelargonium graveolens; sweet-scented geranium.
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rose globe lily

  • noun globe lily with deep rose-pink or purple egg-shaped flowers on flexuous stems; western slopes of Sierra Nevada in San Joaquin Valley
    Calochortus amoenus.
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rose gum

  • noun very tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales
    Eucalypt grandis.
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rose hip

  • noun the fruit of a rose plant
    hip; rosehip.
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rose leek

  • noun North American bulbous plant
    meadow leek; Canada garlic; Allium canadense.
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rose louise hovick

  • noun United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)
    Lee; Gypsy Rose Lee.
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rose mallow

  • noun showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers
    common rose mallow; rose mallow; Hibiscus moscheutos; swamp mallow.
  • noun plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock
    Alcea rosea; Althea rosea.
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rose moss

  • noun widely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy moss-like foliage and profusion of brightly colored flowers
    Portulaca grandiflora; sun plant.
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rose of china

  • noun large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers
    Hibiscus rosa-sinensis; shoeblack plant; Chinese hibiscus; China rose; shoe black.
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rose of jericho

  • noun densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and grows under moist conditions
    Selaginella lepidophylla; resurrection plant.
  • noun small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist
    Anastatica hierochuntica; resurrection plant.
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rose of sharon

  • noun Asiatic shrub or small shrubby tree having showy bell-shaped rose or purple or white flowers and usually three-lobed leaves; widely cultivated in temperate North America and Europe
    Hibiscus syriacus.
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rose oil

  • noun a volatile fragrant oil obtained from fresh roses by steam distillation
    attar of roses.
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rose periwinkle

  • noun commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
    cayenne jasmine; old maid; Madagascar periwinkle; periwinkle; red periwinkle; Cape periwinkle; Catharanthus roseus; Vinca rosea.
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rose pink

  • noun any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States resembling a true centaury
    Sabbatia stellaris; bitter floom; Sabbatia Angularis; marsh pink; American centaury.
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rose quartz

  • noun a translucent rose-red variety of quartz used for ornaments
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rose water

  • noun perfume consisting of water scented with oil of roses
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Rose" wa`ter
Definitions
  1. Water tinctured with roses by distillation.
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rose window

  • noun circular window filled with tracery
    rosette.
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rose wine

  • noun pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began
    blush wine; pink wine; rose.
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rose-apple tree

  • noun tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit
    rose apple; Eugenia jambos; jambosa.
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rose-cheeked

  • adjective satellite having the pinkish flush of health
    flushed; rosy; rosy-cheeked.
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rose-colored

  • adjective satellite reflecting optimism
    rosy.
    • a rosy future
    • looked at the world through rose-colored glasses
  • adjective satellite having a rose color
    rosy-colored.
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Rose"-col`ored adjective
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  1. Having the color of a pink rose; rose-pink; of a delicate pink color.
  2. Uncommonly beautiful; hence, extravagantly fine or pleasing; alluring; as, rose-colored anticipations.
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rose-colored pastor

  • noun glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian
    Pastor sturnus; Pastor roseus; rose-colored pastor.
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rose-colored starling

  • noun glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian
    Pastor sturnus; Pastor roseus; rose-colored pastor.
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rose-cut

Rose"-cut` adjective
Definitions
  1. Cut flat on the reverse, and with a convex face formed of triangular facets in rows; -- said of diamonds and other precious stones. See Rose diamond, under Rose. Cf. Brilliant, n.
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rose-lavender

  • adjective satellite of lavender tinged with rose
    rose-lavender.
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rose-lilac

  • adjective satellite of lavender tinged with rose
    rose-lavender.
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rose-mauve

  • adjective satellite of mauve tinged with rose
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rose-pink

Rose"-pink` adjective
Definitions
  1. Having a pink color like that of the rose, or like the pigment called rose pink. See Rose pink, under Rose.
  2. Disposed to clothe everything with roseate hues; hence, sentimental. "Rose-pink piety." C. Kingsley.
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rose-purple

  • adjective satellite of purple with a rose tinge
    rosy-purple.
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rose-red

  • adjective satellite of a deep slightly bluish red color
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Rose"-red` adjective
Definitions
  1. Red as a rose; specifically (Zoöl.), of a pure purplish red color. Chaucer.
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rose-rial

Rose"-ri`al noun
Etymology
See Rose, and Royal.
Definitions
  1. A name of several English gold coins struck in different reigns and having having different values; a rose noble.
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rose-root

  • noun Eurasian mountain plant with fleshy pink-tipped leaves and a cluster of yellow flowers
    Sedum rosea; midsummer-men.
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rose-tinged

  • adjective satellite of a color tinged with rose
    rose-tinged.
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rose-tinted

  • adjective satellite of a color tinged with rose
    rose-tinged.
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rose-water

Rose"-wa`ter adjective
Definitions
  1. Having the odor of rose water; hence, affectedly nice or delicate; sentimental. "Rose-water philantropy." Carlyle.
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rush rose

  • noun woody yellow-flowered perennial of southeastern United States
    Helianthemum scoparium.
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Salt rising

  • a kind of yeast in which common salt is a principal ingredient. U.S.
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salt-rising bread

  • noun white wheat bread raised by a salt-tolerant bacterium in a mixture of salt and either cornmeal or potato pulp
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self-rising flour

  • noun a commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a leavening agent
    self-raising flour.
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summer damask rose

  • noun large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids
    damask rose; Rosa damascena.
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Summer rose

  • (Med.), a variety of roseola. See Roseola.
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sun rose

  • noun any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions
    helianthemum; sunrose.
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swamp rose mallow

  • noun showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers
    common rose mallow; rose mallow; Hibiscus moscheutos; swamp mallow.
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Tea rose

  • noun any of several hybrid bush roses derived from a tea-scented Chinese rose with pink or yellow flowers
    Rosa odorata.
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  • (Bot.), a delicate and graceful variety of the rose (Rosa Indica, var. odorata), introduced from China, and so named from its scent. Many varieties are now cultivated.
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The curtain rises

  • the performance begins.
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Under the rose

  • a translation of L. sub rosa, in secret; privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; the rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there said was to be divulged.
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william rose benet

  • noun United States writer; brother of Stephen Vincent Benet (1886-1950)
    Benet.
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Wind rose

  • noun weather map showing the frequency and strength of winds from different directions
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  • a table of the points of the compass, giving the states of the barometer, etc., connected with winds from the different directions.
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winter rose

  • noun European evergreen plant with white or purplish rose-like winter-blooming flowers
    Christmas rose; Helleborus niger; black hellebore.
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