name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The shrub that roses grow on; a rose plant.
2. 2
   any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A small village in Maenclochog community, Pembrokeshire, Wales, named after the Rosebush quarry, and possibly an Anglicisation of Welsh Rhos y Bwlch or Rhosbwlch (OS grid ref SN0729).
2. 2
   A village in Isabella County, Michigan, United States, named after Rose Bush, wife of James Bush.

Synonyms

All synonyms

roseroserose bushrosier

Example

More examples

"Little by little, the buds on the rosebush in my garden begin to open."

Etymology

From rose + bush.

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