China rose

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noun

Also called Bengal rose. a rose, Rosa chinensis, of China, having slightly fragrant crimson, pink, or white flowers.

Also called Chinese hibiscus, rose of China. a tropical Asian shrub, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, of the mallow family, having showy, usually rose-red flowers.

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Origin of China rose

First recorded in 1725–35

Words nearby China rose

Chinaman, Chinaman's chance, chinampa, Chinan, Chinandega, China rose, China Sea, China silk, china stone, China syndrome, Chinatown

How to use China rose in a sentence

He did travel to China and Australia while the story was unfolding.
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He first rose to prominence as a lawyer in Queens, who settled a boiling racial dispute over public housing in Forest Hills.
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Lady Rose is also rather subdued in the premiere, which is a pity.
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In 1957, the islands came under repeated shelling by Mainland--or as it was then called, “Red”-- China.
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The two islands are now tourist sites for visitors from Taiwan and mainland China.
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Bits of paper blew aimlessly about, wafted by a little, feverish breeze, which rose in spasms and died away.
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Distance, the uncertain light, and imagination, magnified it to a high wall; high as the wall of China.
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The women at once rose and began to shake out their draperies and relax their muscles.
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We all rose to our feet, and he shook hands with everybody without waiting to be introduced.
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A sob rose in her throat, and broke from her lips transformed into a trembling, sharp, glad cry.
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British Dictionary definitions for China rose

China rose

noun

a rosaceous shrub, Rosa chinensis (or R. indica), with red, pink, or white fragrant flowers: the ancestor of many cultivated roses

a related dwarf plant, Rosa semperflorens, having crimson flowers

another name for hibiscus

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