wood rose

wood rose
I. noun
1.
a. : the corrugated often flowerlike woody scar left upon the host when a mistletoe is wrenched from its support — called also wood flower
b. : a shrub rose (Rosa gymnocarpa) of the California coastal area having long straight prickles, red flowers, and pear-shaped or globose fruit with deciduous calyx lobes
2. : a light grayish brown to reddish brown that is darker and slightly less strong than sandstone — called also sorghum brown
II. noun also wooden rose
: a tropical tuberous climbing woody vine (Merremia tuberosa syn. Ipomoea tuberosa) of the family Convolvulaceae grown especially for its hard showy yellow rose-shaped calyx and seed capsule

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the dried seed pod of the Ceylon morning glory.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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