wood rose
noun
the dried seed pod of the Ceylon morning glory.
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How to use wood rose in a sentence
Once again a wood rose before us on the prairie, but it was still so distant that we could not hope to reach it before dark.
The Backwoodsman | VariousAt length, toward noon, wood rose again from the barren surface.
The Backwoodsman | VariousFrom all the ravaged wood rose a pungent smell of pitch and sap, a resinous, pleasant smell.
Big Timber | Bertrand W. SinclairEncouraged by the charge of the regulars, the men in the cedar wood rose and began to reform for battle.
The Sword of Antietam | Joseph A. AltshelerThe wood rose towards the moor, growing thinner and thinner as it ascended.
Weighed and Wanting | George MacDonald
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