rose hip

noun

1. hip ².

Word History and Origins

Origin of rose hip¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

The result is a refreshing dry wine that resembles a pale rosé in color with restrained floral aromas of rose hips and litchis.

From Washington Post

When the birds don’t gobble them all, you can carefully collect the rose hips from their thorny bushes.

From Popular-Science

The branches have bright-red rose hips that bear an average of 8 to 12 pale yellow seeds per fruit.

From Popular-Science

The lap-board was strewn with stems and husks and some of the rose-hip contents.

From Project Gutenberg

The fruit, which is about the size of a small pea, is crowned by the remains of the calyx, like a rose-hip.

From Project Gutenberg