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| mountain ash |
any of several usu. ornamental trees of the rose family, bearing clusters of white flowers and red or orange berries. |
| multiflora rose |
a variety of rose shrub bearing thick clusters of small flowers and used for hedges. |
| musk rose |
a rose of the Mediterranean region, bearing white, musk-scented flowers. |
| plum |
any of various trees of the rose family that bear this fruit. [1/6 definitions] |
| quince |
a flowering tree of the rose family that bears an edible fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
| rambler |
a climbing rose plant that bears small flowers in clusters. [1/2 definitions] |
| raspberry |
any of a group of often prickly plants of the rose family. [1/4 definitions] |
| resurrection plant |
any of several plants, such as the rose of Jericho, that curl up during dry periods and expand and become green again when they get water. |
| rhodo- |
rose. |
| rhodochrosite |
a rose-pink, brown, or gray mineral composed of manganese carbonate that typically occurs as rhombohedral crystals and is important commercially as a source of manganese. |
| rhodolite |
a pink, rose-red, or reddish violet variety of garnet, used as a gemstone. |
| rosaceous |
of or belonging to the rose family of plants. [2 definitions] |
| rose1 |
resembling a rose or roses, as in color, shape, or fragrance. [2/7 definitions] |
| 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. [1/2 definitions] |
| rosebud |
the bud of a rose, or something resembling it. |
| rose chafer |
a long-legged gray beetle that feeds on and damages roses and other plants; rose bug; rose beetle. |
| 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. |
| roseola |
a rose-colored rash, such as rubella. |
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