noun
hip
The rounded fruit of a rose plant.
A bright red hip hangs from the wild rose bush.
Etymology
Old English hēope named the rose fruit. The modern word keeps that botanical sense, distinct from the hip of the body.
More examples
- We gather ripe rose hips to make jelly.
- Each hip contains seeds beneath its fleshy outer layer.
- Birds eat the hips that remain on the roses through winter.
Forms
hip · hips
Similar words
- rosehip
- Names the same fruit while explicitly identifying the plant.