prairie rose
a climbing rose, Rosa setigera, of the central U.S., having pinkish to white flowers: the state flower of North Dakota.
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How to use prairie rose in a sentence
So prairie rose made the toilsome journey up through the dark ground and came out upon the sad gray prairie.
Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised) | Melvin Randolph GilmoreThe valley was narrow to the west and to the east; the prairie rose towards the mountains, and some old oaks grew on it.
The Backwoodsman | VariousThe river, the forest and the prairie rose up into the light, everything standing out, sharp and clear.
The Texan Star | Joseph A. AltshelerEven where he rode the prairie rose and fell, the trail dipping into hollows, on its rise to sweep over higher land.
Bulldog Carney | W. A. FraserThe fragrant prairie rose, the State flower, blossoms profusely in fields and along roadsides.
North Dakota | Various
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