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swamp rose

noun

  1. a shrub, Rosa palustris, of eastern North America, having pink flowers nearly 2 inches (5 centimeters) wide.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of swamp rose1

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

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Example Sentences

Here and there from the swamp rose slight elevations of dry earth which were overgrown with alders and willows.

Rosa Carolina (swamp rose), common on the shores of lakes, etc.

Out of the murk of a cedar swamp rose the scream of a starving lynx.

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