rose of Sharon
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7.5
- noun
- /roʊz əv ˈʃɛrən/
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rosa de Saron
- Larger spirea bushes and rose of Sharon make good tall hedges for windbreaks.
Examples
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My rose of Sharon bush started blooming yesterday, and I'm so excited for all the lavender flowers that are about to pop out.
Blog text (17) -
The rose of Sharon blooms beautifully in my garden during the summer months.
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The rose of Sharon was still heavy with flowers.
Fiction book (1992) -
Here's a pretty little rose of Sharon for you.
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You will also receive a small rose of Sharon from the apostle himself.
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I am the rose of Sharon... ...and the lily of the valleys.
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One shrub that can be pretty vigorous in your zone would be rose of Sharon, but I will say they're a mess to clean from the pool. They're also quite invasive, as are trumpet vines, but in the right location (full sun), they can offer great screening in the summer.
Blog text (1) -
I planted a rose of Sharon near the patio to enjoy its vibrant flowers.
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During our walk, we admired the rose of Sharon trees lining the street with their large blossoms.
Synonyms
A bush or small tree that loses its leaves and has large, showy bell-shaped flowers in many colors
Surface Forms
Morphology
rose + of + Sharon
The phrase combines the noun 'rose' with the genitive construction 'of Sharon', so a B1 learner who knows the words will readily infer it denotes a rose (a type of flower) associated with 'Sharon' (a place or name). While specific botanical details (that it refers to a particular shrub species) may require prior exposure, the basic sense 'a kind of rose/flower named for Sharon' is directly compositional and follows a common cross-linguistic naming pattern.
Etymology
Rose of Sharon may come from the Bible, where a poem praises a pretty flower growing on the plain of Sharon. Because people pictured a beautiful rose there, gardeners later used the name for the bright, showy shrub we call 'rose of Sharon' today.