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| roseola |
a rose-colored rash, such as rubella. |
| rose quartz |
a pink or rose-colored variety of quartz, used as a gemstone. |
| roseslug |
the larva of any of certain sawflies, which feeds on rose leaves. |
| rosette |
any of various objects that resemble a rose by being circular and segmented, such as a badge made of gathered ribbon, an architectural ornament, or one of a leopard's spots. |
| rose window |
a circular window, usu. with stained glass panes and a radiating, rose-shaped tracery in a symmetrical pattern around the center. |
| rosewood |
any of various tropical or semitropical trees that have a dark reddish, hard, strongly grained wood and sometimes a scent like a rose. [1/2 definitions] |
| rosy finch |
any of several related finches, found in western North America and eastern Asia, that have rose-colored tinting on the wings, rump, tail, or the like. |
| rugosa rose |
a variety of hardy rose having very thorny stems and rough leaves, often used for hedges. |
| stipule |
either of a pair of small, leaflike parts at the base of a leaf in plants such as the bean, pea, or rose. |
| sweetbrier |
a fragrant tall-growing rose plant that bears single pink flowers and has abundant thorns. |
| tea rose |
a species of Chinese rose that bears fragrant yellow or pink flowers. |
| toyon |
a California evergreen, related to the rose, that bears clusters of white flowers and bright red berries. |
| vin rosé |
pink wine (French); a wine made from certain red-skinned grapes; rosé wine. |
| wild rose |
a native species of rose, such as eglantine. |
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