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wood rose

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noun

  1. the dried seed pod of the Ceylon morning glory.


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The silver-gray lining in the fiasco is that the botched order saved the city money because the price of wood rose the following year.”

From Fox News Mar. 13, 2019

The smell of damp seaweed, richer than the smell of wet wood, rose with the smoke from the fire and lingered over their faces.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

A polished pedestal made of gold-tipped wood rose from beneath the floor.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

The good smell of wet wood rose from the floor, still damp after being scrubbed.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

A wood rose near the river, and at its edge she saw what she had come to see—Chavis’ shack.

From The Range Boss by Schoonover, Frank Earle

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