rosebush
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rosebush
Example Sentences
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Just like it was when we had to bury a corpse under a rosebush?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
“We never stopped believing that somewhere out there, in some stranger’s backyard, our mother’s rosebush was blossoming madly, wildly, pressing one perfect red flower after another out into the late afternoon light.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
When we first moved here six years ago, I ripped out a rosebush with light-pink blooms like my mother’s.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
Less opens his eyes to a countryside of autumn vineyards, endless rows of the crucified plants, a pink rosebush always planted at the end.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 12, 2017
“This is a Reine des Violettes,” he said, indicating the rosebush.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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