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wild rose
noun
- any native species of rose, usually having a single flower with the corolla consisting of one circle of five roundish, spreading petals.
wild rose
noun
- any of numerous roses, such as the dogrose and sweetbrier, that grow wild and have flowers with only one whorl of petals
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wild rose1
First recorded in 1775–85
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Example Sentences
New parties are constantly being born: Social Credit, Parti Québécois, Reform, Bloc Québécois, Wild Rose.
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Her beauty seemed fresh made; he thought of a wild rose washed by the dew and sparkling in the sunlight.
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She was a most lovely girl, with a wild-rose complexion and starlike eyes, and full of life and buoyant hope.
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With each one her lovely hair fell out still more, her wild-rose colour faded, and her shape was spoiled.
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The first individuals were taken on April 11, 1913, feeding on a species of wild rose, Rosa nukatana Presl.
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"My little Irish wild rose, all sweetness and thorns," he murmured.
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