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

In the commotion, Rachel stepped behind a large rosebush and took her ectophone from her purse.

From The Verge • Jun. 17, 2018

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

That morning there were two rats on sentry duty—one just inside the entrance to the rosebush, watching Mr. Fitzgibbon’s house, another at the arch where Brutus had stood.

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