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Cherokee rose

Cherokee rose

6.9
A climbing rose that has sweet-smelling white flowers and is grown in gardens
  • noun
translation icon : rosa cherokee
  • The Cherokee rose blooms beautifully in spring.

Examples

  • The Cherokee rose blooms every spring, covering the fence with delicate white flowers.

  • Gardeners admire the Cherokee rose for its beauty and sweet fragrance.

  • A single Cherokee rose was planted near the entrance of the old farmhouse.

  • Many gardeners love the Cherokee rose for its fragrance.

  • The garden was filled with lovely Cherokee roses that bloomed in the spring.

  • She planted a Cherokee rose bush in her yard for its beautiful white flowers.

  • During our hike, we spotted a Cherokee rose climbing up a trellis near the trail.

Synonyms

Rosa laevigata
vsCherokee rose
  • Specialized
9.3

A climbing rose from China with fragrant white flowers and shiny leaves

is the same species but emphasizes garden cultivation rather than leaf detail

Surface Forms

Cherokee rose singular
Cherokee roses plural

Morphology

Cherokee + rose

The phrase compositely names a variety of rose: 'Cherokee' functions as a modifier and 'rose' denotes the flower, so a learner who knows both words will understand this refers to a particular kind of rose. Although the specific botanical details or the historical origin of the name are not inferable, the basic meaning 'a type of rose associated with the name Cherokee' is transparently recoverable from the constituents.

Etymology

Cherokee rose may come from a popular story: when Cherokee people were forced to move long ago, a mother cried and where her tears fell a white rose grew. That's why the plant is called the Cherokee rose and is used as a 'symbol' of remembering their loss.