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dog rose

noun

  1. an Old World wild rose, Rosa canina, having pink or white flowers.


dog rose

noun

  1. a prickly wild rose, Rosa canina, that is native to Europe and has pink or white delicate scentless flowers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dog rose1

First recorded in 1590–1600
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dog rose1

translation of the Latin name, from Greek; from the belief that its root was effective against the bite of a mad dog
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Example Sentences

The old dog rose deliberately from his place on the shady side of the barn and trotted toward her, wagging his tail.

The dog rose, stretched himself, then walked over to rub his cold nose against his young master.

An hour afterwards, I heard them at high words in the conservatory, with the dog-rose once more at the bottom of the dispute.

A dog rose and stretched himself elaborately, yawning the while.

I am going to plant a rose-bush there, and call it the dog-rose.

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