| rosary |
a prescribed series of prayers recited by Roman Catholics to the Virgin Mary. [3 definitions] |
| rosé |
a pale pink, light table wine made from red grapes from which the skins have been removed before fermentation is completed. |
| rose1 |
any of numerous wild or cultivated shrubs or vines that have compound leaves and usu. thorny stems and bear showy, usu. fragrant flowers composed of many petals. [7 definitions] |
| rose2 |
past tense of rise. |
| rose acacia |
a shrub found in the southern United States that has brittle, prickling branches and bears clusters of large, rose-colored flowers. |
| roseate |
suffused or tinged with a rose color; rosy. [2 definitions] |
| Roseau |
the capital of Dominica. |
| rose-breasted grosbeak |
a North American grosbeak, the male of which has a triangular, rosy patch on the breast. |
| rosebud |
the bud of a rose, or something resembling it. |
| rosebush |
a bush that bears roses. |
| rose chafer |
a long-legged gray beetle that feeds on and damages roses and other plants; rose bug; rose beetle. |
| rose-colored |
deep reddish pink; rosy. [2 definitions] |
| rose-colored glasses |
an optimistic or overly favorable attitude. |
| rose fever |
a form of hay fever that occurs in spring or early summer as an allergic reaction to rose pollen. |
| rose geranium |
any of several geraniums that bear small pink or rose-colored flowers and are grown for their fragrant leaves, used in flavorings and perfumes. |
| rose hip |
the fruit of the rose plant, which contains several smaller fruitlets and is usu. red in color. |
| rose mallow |
any of several plants related to mallow, esp. a tall North American marsh species that has downy leaves and bears large, showy, white or pink flowers. |
| rosemary |
a fragrant evergreen herb of the mint family originating in the Mediterranean region, the leaves of which are used as a seasoning and in perfumes and medicines. |
| rose of Jericho |
a fernlike desert plant of Asia that curls up tightly in dry conditions and expands again in moist ones. |
| rose of Sharon |
a tall, hardy shrub or small tree that bears bright bell-shaped flowers of pink, purple, or white. [2 definitions] |
| rose oil |
an essential oil obtained from roses; attar of roses. |