wild rose

American  

noun

1. any native species of rose, usually having a single flower with the corolla consisting of one circle of five roundish, spreading petals.

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wild rose British  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of wild rose

First recorded in 1775–85

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wild rose

During the nature walk, we ambled down a tangle of dirt trails as Fadel pointed out wild rose bushes, Aspen trees and elderberry, giving a recipe for syrup.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

They include its wild rose vinegar -- priced at 235 kroner for 250 millilitres -- its pumpkin-seed praline spread and mushroom cooking sauce.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025

The park’s easygoing trail system passes through grassy fields, past duck- and frog-filled marshes and tangles of cherry-red wild rose hips, a disc golf course and the Ritchie Observatory.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2023

She describes rubbing down the tenderloin of a mule deer with homemade white bean and wild rose miso, and then hanging it above an open fire.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2023

Instead, Frith sent them strange singers, beautiful and sick like oak apples, like robins’ pincushions on the wild rose.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams