white rose

American

noun

English History.

the emblem of the royal house of York.

white rose British

noun

English history a widely used emblem or badge of the House of York See also Wars of the Roses red rose

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Etymology

Origin of white rose

First recorded in 1550–60

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white rose

The state media broadcast featured the 42-year-old dictator paying homage to the deceased, scattering dirt over one tomb and laying a white rose on another.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

A single, white rose was pictured lying on the stone tomb that bears the name he was known by during his pontificate, below a crucifix illuminated by a single spotlight.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2025

Each laid a white rose at the gravesite.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2024

My photographer friend and I sat down at a table decorated with a fake white rose.

From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2023

The translation was: I cultivate a white rose.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

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