climbing rose

noun

1. any of various roses that ascend and cover a trellis, arbor, etc., chiefly by twining about the supports.

Word History and Origins

Origin of climbing rose¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

"I do more talking at the climbing wall than I do climbing," Rose Henderson says.

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It looks like it has been a couple years since they were well cared for and some are looking rather weedy, while one climbing rose is rather out of control and seems to want to consume my house.

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Also, when should I prune a struggling climbing rose tree that I want to cut knee high this year.

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There are pathways throughout the garden and lots of little surprises — like tree trunks sprouting huge staghorn ferns, the grinding stone that belonged to his grandmother, an apricot-colored climbing rose by the gate and a Banksia ericifolia with its gold flowers growing up like corn cobs from the feathery stems.

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Q: I have a climbing rose bush I would like to move, but I always forget until midsummer.

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