rosebush

American  

[rohz-boosh] / ˈroʊzˌbʊʃ /

noun

1. a shrub that bears roses.

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Etymology

Origin of rosebush

First recorded in 1580–90; rose ¹ + bush ¹

Example Sentences

“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

I can almost sense a hummingbird feeding on the petunias, and hear bees buzzing in the rosebush.

From Washington Post • May 17, 2019

The neighborhood where O’Rourke parked was a subdivision full of homes with xeriscaped desert yards: the occasional rosebush stood between creosote topiaries and gigantic cacti.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 6, 2018

Two minutes later she was walking with Brutus toward the rosebush.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien