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Added 9 October 2026

rose

/ɹəʊz/ noun

In Latin: rosa Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about rose at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers.
A flower of the rose plant.
A plant or species in the rose family. (Rosaceae)

verb

To make rose-colored; to redden or flush.
To perfume, as with roses.

adjective

Having a purplish-red or pink color; rosy.

verb

simple past of rise
past participle of rise

Origin

From Middle English rose, roose, from Old English rōse, but with its vowel influenced by Old French rose, both from Latin rosa.

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