rose

noun
rōz

A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers.

Other meanings

A flower of the rose plant.
A plant or species in the rose family. (Rosaceae)

A kind of

shrub
flower

Kinds of rose

mountain rose
ground rose
dog rose
baby rose
musk rose
tea rose

Example sentences

“The garden was adorned with roses for the occasion.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Not all roses are red.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "rosa".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “rose” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.