prairie rose
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of prairie rose
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
Example Sentences
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In one pudgy hand she carried a slightly smashed prairie rose, in the other a bent wild iris.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
"Your prairie rose is nothing but a dandelion!" remarked Christine Crosswood.
From For the Sake of the School by Brazil, Angela
She was a true child of the wilderness, a girl who grew, as the wild prairie rose grew, not on account of innumerable exigencies, accidents and hardships, but in spite of them.
From Alice of Old Vincennes by Thompson, Maurice
The valley was narrow to the west and to the east; the prairie rose towards the mountains, and some old oaks grew on it.
From The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier by Various
His face brightened a moment, as he sat wearily down at his writing-table and saw the prairie rose in the slender vase.
From John Ward, Preacher by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell
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