rose pink
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8.7
- noun
- US
:
rosa de pantano
- The rose pink petals fell gently to the ground.
Examples
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Look at that rose pink flower!
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In the garden, the rose pink blooms attracted many bees and butterflies.
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Botanists discovered a rare species of rose pink near the edge of the marsh.
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Gardeners value rose pink for its vibrant flowers and its ability to attract pollinators.
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The wetlands were dotted with clusters of rose pink blooming in the summer sunlight.
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The marsh was filled with beautiful flowers in shades of rose pink during the summer.
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She chose a bouquet of flowers featuring vibrant rose pink blossoms for the celebration.
Synonyms
A marsh plant with pink flowers that grows in the eastern United States
A pink wildflower that grows in marshes in the eastern United States
A marsh plant with pink flowers that grows in wet places in the eastern United States
A plant with pink flowers that grows in wet marshes
A marsh plant with pink flowers that grows in the eastern United States
How Pink
Surface Forms
Morphology
The parts 'rose' (a light pink hue) and 'pink' (the color) clearly signal a pink colour, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would likely infer a pink or rose-coloured referent. However, the term is a lexicalized botanical name for a specific marsh plant rather than a straightforward color description, so the exact referent (a particular plant species) is not fully predictable from the constituents alone.
Etymology
Rose pink comes from the plant's small flowers that look like the soft pink of a rose, so people put rose and pink together as the name. That's why rose pink means the 'pink-flowered marsh plant' today.