rosebush
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- noun
- /ˈroʊzbʌʃ/
:
rosal
- The rosebush in her garden bloomed beautifully every spring.
- rosebush in bloom
- thorn on a rosebush
- plant a rosebush
Examples
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Looking at his rosebush triggered a memory long forgotten.
Fiction book (1993) -
Outside, as the icy wind turned to snow, one tiny rosebud bloomed on the last rosebush.
Fiction book (1993) -
Could this have come from the rosebush in your front garden?
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Let us return to the rosebush, where we belong.
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Let's return to the rosebush.
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I had once put a wild rosebush there, and it had been torn up.
Fiction book (1993) -
We planted a rosebush there, so we always know where he is.
Fiction book (2002) -
Bring me a cutting from that rosebush that I might plant on her grave.
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She led me outside to the dying rosebush in the backyard.
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Once, the small plot of land had been overflowing with roses; now only his one last rosebush was left.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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A bush with bright, often scented flowers and thorns
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A garden bush with large pink or yellow flowers that have a nice smell
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A rose bush that makes many flowers in clusters
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A bush that makes flowers and is grown for its looks
A small bushy rose from China that gardeners grow for its bright flowers
A small bush rose from China that people used to make many garden roses and that blooms all year
A Chinese rose with pink or yellow flowers and a sweet tea smell
A wild rose with pink or white flowers, red fruit, and prickly stems
A small rose bush that grows strongly and makes many small flowers used for hedges and grafting
A strong bush with small flower groups used for hedges or grafting
How Spiny
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Etymology
Rosebush joins the common words rose and bush. It literally means a 'bush that has roses', so the word simply names a shrub that produces rose flowers.