noun / adjective

rose

ROHZ/rəʊz/

The flower of a thorny flowering shrub of the rose family.

A red rose blooms above serrated leaves on a thorny stem.

A red rose blossom with layered fragrant-looking petals, serrated green leaves and a few obvious thorns on stem, natural botanical study.

Etymology

Latin rosa already named this flower, so English preserves an ancient plant name associated with beauty and thorns. The name’s deeper ancestry is uncertain.

In context

The Scroll of Shadows41:28

The rose with its layered petals and thorn stem

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More examples

She places a single rose in a narrow vase.
The bouquet contains six white roses.
He scatters rose petals across the table.

Forms

rose · roses

rosebud noun — An unopened or partly opened rose flower.

Similar words

blossom: Names a flower generally, not specifically a rose.
bloom: Emphasizes an open flower, without identifying its kind.