climbing rose

noun

any of various roses that ascend and cover a trellis, arbor, etc., chiefly by twining about the supports.

First recorded in 1830–40

There is also a clipper which I often use in walking about to trim a bit here and there from a shrub or a climbing Rose.

Lieutenant Robinson writes that a pair of Chipping Sparrows placed their nest in the climbing rose bush at the end of the piazza.

The great desideratum at this time is a double, yellow, climbing rose.

"Well, pick the climbing rose as you pass," returned Miss Fletcher.

The kitchen was pleasant and cozy though rather dark, on account of the white climbing rose that grew round the window.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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