swamp rose

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of swamp rose¹

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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