dog rose

dog rose
noun
prickly wild rose with delicate pink or white scentless flowers; native to Europe
• Syn: ↑Rosa canina
• Hypernyms: ↑rose, ↑rosebush

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noun
: a common European wild rose (Rosa canina) with stout hooked prickles, five to seven leaflets, and light pink single flowers that is often used as a grafting stock

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an Old World wild rose, Rosa canina, having pink or white flowers.
[1590-1600]

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dog rose noun
A species of wild rose (Rosa canina)
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Main Entry: ↑dog

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dog rose,
a wild rose of Europe with pink or white flowers and hooked spines; wild brier: »

... blossom like dog roses in the hedges (Sunday Times).

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n. a delicately scented Eurasian wild rose with pink or white flowers. ● Genus Rosa, family Rosaceae: several closely related species, in particular R. canina

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Dog-rose — n. (Bot.) A common European wild rose, with single pink or white flowers. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dog rose — dog′ rose n. pln an Old World wild rose, Rosa canina, having pink or white flowers • Etymology: 1590–1600 …   From formal English to slang

  • dog rose — ► NOUN ▪ a delicately scented wild rose with pink or white flowers …   English terms dictionary

  • dog rose — n. [transl. of the taxonomic name] a European wild rose (Rosa canina), with pink flowers and hooked spines …   English World dictionary

  • dog rose — paprastasis erškėtis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erškėtinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Rosa canina), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, pietų Europoje ir pietvakarių Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Rosa canina angl. brier rose; common dog rose; dog… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • dog rose — n. wild rose, European rose with pink or white flowers …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dog rose — noun Date: 1713 a chiefly European wild rose (Rosa canina) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dog rose — an Old World wild rose, Rosa canina, having pink or white flowers. [1590 1600] * * * …   Universalium

  • dog rose — noun a) The European wild rose, Rosa canina, having fragrant white or pink flowers and stems with sharp spines. b) A Rosa canina flower …   Wiktionary

  • dog rose — noun a delicately scented wild rose with pink or white flowers, commonly growing in hedgerows. [Rosa canina and other species.] …   English new terms dictionary

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