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agrimony |
any of various related plants of the rose family that have compound feathery leaves and bear long clusters of small yellow flowers on spiky stalks, and a prickly fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
almond |
a tree of the rose family that is native to warm temperate regions, closely related to the cherry. [1/6 definitions] |
amaryllis |
any of a group of bulbous plants bearing a lilylike rose-colored blossom. |
American Beauty |
a type of hybrid rose that bears long-stemmed red flowers. |
cane |
the long stem of a rose or berry plant. [1/7 definitions] |
Cherokee rose |
a climbing, thornless rose that bears large white fragrant flowers. |
cherry |
a kind of tree or shrub of the rose family grown for its showy flowers, its sweet or sour fruit, and for lumber. [1/4 definitions] |
cinquefoil |
any of several plants of the rose family that have compound, often five-lobed, leaves. [1/2 definitions] |
damask rose |
a fragrant pink Asian rose that is an ancestor of hybrid roses and whose oil is often used as a source for attar. |
dog rose |
a prickly European wild rose that bears pink flowers. |
eglantine |
the sweet brier, a wild rose. |
hip2 |
the ripened fruit of the rose, used as a source of vitamin C and as a flavoring. |
Japanese quince |
a thorny shrub of the rose family that bears pink or red flowers and hard, sweet-smelling, greenish yellow fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
jetbead |
a cultivated shrub of the rose family that bears white flowers and clusters of four shiny black fruits. |
juneberry |
an American shrub or tree of the rose family, bearing white flowers and purplish fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
loosestrife |
any of various plants, related to the primrose, that bear spikes of yellow, white, rose, or purple flowers, esp. the purple loosestrife. |
loquat |
a small evergreen tree of the rose family native to China and Japan, bearingfragrant white flowers and yellow, plumlike fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
meadowsweet |
any of a genus of plants of the rose family bearing fragrant clusters of white, pink, or purple flowers. [1/2 definitions] |
medlar |
any of several small trees of the rose family, cultivated for their fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
morganite |
a kind of rose-colored, transparent beryl considered as a semiprecious stone. |
mountain ash |
any of several usu. ornamental trees of the rose family, bearing clusters of white flowers and red or orange berries. |
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