climbing rose


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

Origin of climbing rose

1
First recorded in 1830–40

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How to use climbing rose in a sentence

  • 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.

    A Woman's Hardy Garden | Helena Rutherfurd Ely
  • 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.

    Parsons on the Rose | Samuel Browne Parsons
  • "Well, pick the climbing rose as you pass," returned Miss Fletcher.

    Jewel's Story Book | Clara Louise Burnham
  • The kitchen was pleasant and cozy though rather dark, on account of the white climbing rose that grew round the window.

    Harding's luck | E. [Edith] Nesbit