prairie rose
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of prairie rose
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
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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
There were two crabbed little windows in front, for it could boast of but one story, and a narrow green door, over which a prairie rose bush clustered, as if to hide its infirmity.
From The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter by F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams
"Your prairie rose is nothing but a dandelion!" remarked Christine Crosswood.
From For the Sake of the School by Angela Brazil
The Noon-Sun prayed a prairie rose To blanch for him her blossom's hue, But to the Plain all love she owes; Beneath that mother's grass she grew.
From Memories of Canada and Scotland — Speeches and Verses by John Douglas Sutherland Campbell
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
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