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Origin of rose hip

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby rose hip

rose d'Anvers, rose family, rose fever, rosefish, rose geranium, rose hip, Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose, rosella, roselle, Rosellen, Roselle Park

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How to use rose hip in a sentence

The result is a refreshing dry wine that resembles a pale rosé in color with restrained floral aromas of rose hips and litchis.
Snag the equivalent of four bottles of flavorful red wine in this $30 box|Dave McIntyre|March 5, 2021|Washington Post
When the birds don’t gobble them all, you can carefully collect the rose hips from their thorny bushes.
13 edible plants you can still find in the winter|By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life|December 1, 2020|Popular-Science
The branches have bright-red rose hips that bear an average of 8 to 12 pale yellow seeds per fruit.
13 edible plants you can still find in the winter|By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life|December 1, 2020|Popular-Science
The lap-board was strewn with stems and husks and some of the rose-hip contents.
Selina|George Madden Martin

The fruit, which is about the size of a small pea, is crowned by the remains of the calyx, like a rose-hip.
Field Book of Western Wild Flowers|Margaret Armstrong

British Dictionary definitions for rose hip

rosehip

/ (ˈrəʊzˌhɪp) /

noun

the berry-like fruit of a rose plantSee hip 2

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