prairie rose


noun
  1. a climbing rose, Rosa setigera, of the central U.S., having pinkish to white flowers: the state flower of North Dakota.

Origin of prairie rose

1
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

Words Nearby prairie rose

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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 Gilmore
  • The valley was narrow to the west and to the east; the prairie rose towards the mountains, and some old oaks grew on it.

  • The river, the forest and the prairie rose up into the light, everything standing out, sharp and clear.

    The Texan Star | Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Even 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. Fraser
  • The fragrant prairie rose, the State flower, blossoms profusely in fields and along roadsides.

    North Dakota | Various