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n.
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a prickly bush or shrub (genus Rosa) that typically bears red, pink, yellow, or white fragrant flowers, native to north temperate regions. Numerous hybrids and cultivars have been developed and are widely grown as ornamentals. The
rose family (Rosaceae) also includes most temperate fruits (apple, plum, peach, cherry, blackberry, strawberry) as well as the hawthorns, rowans, potentillas, and avens.
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the flower of such a plant:
[as adj.]
a rose garden.
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used in names of other plants whose flowers resemble roses, e.g.,
rose of Sharon.
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used in similes and comparisons in reference to the rose flower's beauty or its typical rich red color.
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a thing representing or resembling the flower, in particular:
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a stylized representation of the flower in heraldry or decoration, typically with five petals (esp. as a national emblem of England):
the Tudor rose.
∎ short for compass rose.
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short for rose window.
3.
a perforated cap attached to a shower, the spout of a watering can, or the end of a hose to produce a spray.
4.
a warm pink or light crimson color.
∎ (usu. roses)
used in reference to a rosy complexion:
the fresh air will soon put the roses back in her cheeks.
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v. [tr.] poetic/lit.
make rosy.
PHRASES:
a bed of rosessee bed.
come up roses
(of a situation) develop in a very favorable way.
rose2
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past of rise.
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 "Morning Call (Allentown, PA)")
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Carefree roses: Buy them, plant them and watch the show.
Newspaper article from: Morning Call (Allentown, PA); 6/29/2007; 700+ words
; ...average garden. But all of the modern garden roses came from two main rose families -- European roses that once bloomed in pale colors but had...climbing rose, which is bred from shrub rose. Climbing roses can grow 14 to 15 feet high on a trellis...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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ROSES: THE STUFF OF POETRY (AND TO GROW IN ANY YARD).(AT HOME)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 8/3/1997; 700+ words
; ...consultant for the American Rose Society in Shreveport, La., said roses thrive on a porous soil...heritage, China and tea roses began to appear -- Portlands...Perpetuals. The modern rose began with the introduction of hybrid tea roses in 1867, and includes...
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Rose's Door to Hall of Fame Should Stay Open, as Should Giamatti's Mind
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/28/1989; ; 700+ words
; We know where Pete Rose is now. Nowhere. (Unless he's snuck...The questions most often asked about Rose are: Will he ever get back into baseball...For 22 seasons as a major league player Rose was the embodiment of all baseball holds...
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Dangling Rose Real Thorn to Giamatti
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/26/1989; ; 700+ words
; In a day or a week, the Pete Rose evidence may change. But at the moment, America...the commissioner of baseball is gathering evidence, Rose is gathering support. The longer Rose twists in the wind, the more people want to cut him...
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ROSE'S EX-BOOKIE BETS HIT KING STAYS OUT
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 12/21/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Franklin restaurant owner who took bets from Pete Rose, is laying odds on Rose's chance of winning reinstatement by Major League...agents and investigators for Major League Baseball that Rose bet on the Reds - once five minutes before game time...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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ROSE: GRAY AMBUSHED ME IN '99.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 1/9/2004; 700+ words
; ...after 14 years of denial, what did Pete Rose really think about his messy encounter...Jim Gray on that Atlanta night in 1999? Rose's account of the incident in ``My Prison...In Chapter 14 of his 322-page book, Rose writes about how he arrived at Turner Field...
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Roses 101.
Magazine article from: Mississippi Magazine; 5/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...English roses are modern roses that appeal to almost every rose grower. This group is...revival of interest in these roses has made rose gardening more appealing...intended with the fragrance of roses all around them. The rose garden has become a trademark...
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 "Sun, The: Bolingbrook (IL)")
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A rose by any other name would not be as easy to grow
Newspaper article from: Sun, The: Bolingbrook (IL); 2/9/2007; 700+ words
; ...including celebrity roses and past All-America Rose Selections award-winners...The first hybrid tea rose was introduced in 1867, and roses haven't been the same...shrub roses and climbing roses. The more petals a rose has, the more solid...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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ROSES REBORN\ DERBY WINNERS WEREN'T THE FIRST TO WEAR ROSE WREATHS.(At Home)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 5/3/2003; 700+ words
; ...you'd like to grow roses? If you were an early...you'd find is the rose. This beloved blossom...and their ilk wore rose wreaths as they gleefully...expression "on a bed of roses" was derived from...church as decoration. Rose-garlanded processions...Christian feast days. Roses became ...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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ROSES TO THE RESCUE; Not only does it smell sublime, but rose oil heals, hydrates, moisturises and softens skin of all ages.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 4/13/2009; 700+ words
; ...ingredient is derived from roses -- and it's chemical...century that the fragrant rose has become best known...perfumery. Before that, roses were grown mainly for...an incredible 2,000 roses to create just one gram of the wonderful stuff.. ROSE PRODUCTS Rose Body Cream...
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rose
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the genus Rosa, the true roses. The Rose Family The family is especially...Lancaster in the Wars of the Roses. The rambler rose, frequently grown on trellises...new everblooming or monthly roses from the Orient. The rose is the emblem of England and...
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Rose Hip
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...virtues of the much-loved rose. Garlands of roses decorated the statues...Christians considered rose hips to be sacred, and...blossoms. Most species of rose grow as an upright shrub or a climbing vine. Wild roses often grow in thorny thickets...
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Rose
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...secret. The use of red and white roses symbolized the sexually active...sexual symbolism possessed by the rose. That symbolism survives today in the predominate use of roses at weddings and as gifts for...was the custom to bless the rose on a certain Sunday, called...
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Rose, Pete 1942-
Book article from: American Decades
ROSE, PETE 1942- Fallen baseball superstar "Charlie Hustle." Pete Rose was named Player of the Decade for his exceptional...integral cog in the famous Cincinnati Big Red Machine, Rose played baseball with unbridled passion and intensity...
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Rose, Pete
Book article from: Notable Sports Figures
Pete Rose 1941- American baseball player B aseball...singles, at-bats, and games played, Pete Rose has often been compared to the legendary Ty Cobb , whose decades-old hitting record Rose broke on September 11, 1985. Curiously...
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